| Personal Questions | Personal Information |
|---|---|
| Airman's Last Name | Roberts |
| First name | Leslie |
| Middle name | B |
| Nickname, if any | "Les"
|
| Date of Birth | |
| Month | |
| Day | |
| Year | |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn NY |
| Name of parents | Samuel and Ann Robbinovitz, Both Born in Russia |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Mother's maiden name | Ann Bernstien, Russia |
| Number of brothers | 0 |
| Number of sisters | 2 |
| His order of birth | XX |
| High School attended | XX |
| Year of graduation | XX |
| College or votech school att. | NYU Medical School |
| Year of graduation | 1938
|
| Date entered service | 1942 |
| Duty Stations and trainng | Aleutian Island Campaign |
| Was Airmen married at time of death | No |
| Engaged | XX |
| If yes to either, to whom? | XX |
| Is this person still living | XX |
| How might I contact this person | XX |
| Date of marriage | XX |
| Were any children born of this marriage | XX |
| Name (s) of children | 1-XX |
| Where are they living now | 1-XX 2-XX |
| Names of brothers and sisters | Sylvia Charlotte Yarvis ..(d) Dorothy Hoffs |
| Are photographs of subject available to be copied | Yes |
| Town where buried | Elmont NY |
| Name of cemetery | Beth David |
| What do you remember most about this man | He was absoultely brilliant, he received his MD at the age of 21 |
| How would you describe him, tall, short, athletic | Medium Size, 5'8", Athletic |
Hi Dale,
I had ordered the microfilm of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper for August 1944 through interlibrary loan and learned the flight surgeon, Capt. Leslie Roberts, had two married sisters. Because one of them married a man with an uncommon last name (Yarvis), I was able to locate a relative in New York City.So Capt. Roberts is number fifteen I think-getting there!
Re: Larry C
Subject: captain Leslie Roberts, flightsurgeon
To: phxbrd@midusa.net
I am Martin Yarvis the nephew of the deceased Captain Leslie Roberts, flightsurgeon who perished over Naper, Nebraska .
I believe Larry Carpenter is trying to reach me.
I can be reached at 561-336-2638 or at louyar@aol.com.
Subject: Captain Leslie Roberts:Flightsurgeon on Naper 28
To: phxbrd@rainbowtel.net
Could you please tell me what happened to the bodies.
I read in your reports that they were thrown free of the plane.
Yet my grandmother said the plane was hit by lighteningand no remains were found as everything disintegrated.
She said they buried an empty uniform. Can you tell me what the telegrams to the families said.
Also whathappened to the bodies.
Were autopsies performed?
Were the bodies shipped to the families?
Knowing the facts would give our family closure.
Sincerely yours,
Martin R. Yarvis
Louyar@aol,com 13248 Harbour Ridge Blvd
Palm City, Fl 34990
Name:
Rank and Serial Number:
War Address: 71A Synner Ave Brooklyn NY Kings Cnty
Born: 5-3-1916 New York
Spouse: Single
Children:
Grandchildren:
Other Relatives:
Father:
Mother:
