| PersonID | 19823045 |
| Name | Roberts, Harry M. |
| Branch | U.S. Air Force |
| Current Status | Retired |
| Graduation | 1982 |
| Squadron | CS 16 |
| Home Town | Savannah |
| Home State | GA |
| High School | Benedictine Military School |
| High School Activities | National Honor Society |
| Post High School | |
| Academy Experiences | Deans List - 2, Commandants List - 2, Sqdn Ops Officer, Civil
Engineering Club, Ski Club |
| Academic Degree Major | Civil Engineering - USAFA; Human Resource Management - MA, Golden Gate University |
| Active Duty Assignments Before Capture | Pilot Training, Columbus AFB; A-10 pilot, 353 TFS, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC; IP AT-38, 435 TFTS, Holloman AFB, NM; Pilot F-16C, 614 TFS, Torrejon AB, Spain |
| Capture Conflict | Desert
Storm |
| Combat Information | Assigned to 614 TFS in Torrejon. Squadron transferred to Qatar. On
day three of conflict assigned mission in downtown Baghdad. |
| Capture Mission | Intermittent clouds partially obscured the city and ROE dictated they
call off the mission. Just as they received abort order, warning
systems alerted them to incoming SAMs. Roberts defeated first
missile, but second missile made contact. |
| MIA Information and Dates | Shot down on 19 Jan 91 and placed in Duty Status Whereabouts
Unknown until 23 Jan 91 when status was changed to captured.
Returned to US control on 6 Mar 91. |
| Capture Date | 1/19/1991 |
| POW Locations and Dates | Very detailed account of POW locations and treatment in attached file #167 {"Col ... recounts Desert Storm POW Days") |
| Release Date | 3/6/1991 |
| Rank at Capture | Capt |
| Rank at Release | Capt |
| Military and Civilian Jobs after Release | F-16C IP MacDill AFB, FL and Luke AFB AZ. 1996: Air Force Advisor to Ohio ANG 178 Fighter Wing;resigned from active duty in 2000 and became full-time member of Ohio ANG. Wing CO 2008-2011. |
| Burial Site | N/A |
| Aeronautical Speciality Rating | pilot |
| Notable Military & Civilian Decorations & Awards | 1 DFC, 1 PH, 1 MSM, 1 AM, 4 AFCM, 1 AFAM |
| Comments | Retired ANG Colonel 2011 |
