Bob Hermanson’s “military career began with the US Army and was completed at 31 years with the United States Air Force. He was a T-37 flight instructor at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma and commanded the 559th squadron at Randolph AFB, Texas.
He became carrier qualified on the USS Lexington with squadron VT-4 during a Naval exchange tour at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
In the year that followed March 1967, he flew more than 300 close air support missions for ground troops in the F-100 Super Sabre out of Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. In Europe, he served a 3 year tour at Hahn Air Base Germany as Chief of Security Police, Squadron Commander and Base Commander.
His final assignment was completed at Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
He then settled into the San Antonio area in 1981. After serving in management with VIA Metropolitan transit for several years, he retired for the second time. More recently, he was very active in the life of his church at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Universal City, Texas, and served on the Board of Trustees with fellow military conflict aviators in the Order of Daedalians. His many interests included bowling, fishing, golfing, hunting, playing bridge and being an avid fan of the San Antonio Spurs.” (1)
Source: (1) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22681638/robert_francis-hermanson
To watch Bob’s Library of Congress video go to: https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.07899/
Robert F. Hermanson, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on November 3, 2007.
Robert Francis Hermanson, Colonel (USAF Ret.), born April 3, 1931, to Francis M. and Margaret Sanden Hermanson in Fargo, North Dakota. He received his undergraduate degree from North Dakota Agricultural College, Masters Degree from Webster University and was selected to attend the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C.
His military career began with the US Army and was completed at 31 years with the United States Air Force. He was a T-37 flight instructor at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma and commanded the 559th squadron at Randolph AFB, Texas. He became carrier qualified on the USS Lexington with squadron VT-4 during a Naval exchange tour at Pensacola Naval Air Station. In the year that followed March 1967, he flew more than 300 close air support missions for ground troops in the F-100 Super Sabre out of Tuy Hoa, South Vietnam. In Europe, he served a 3 year tour at Hahn Air Base Germany as Chief of Security Police, Squadron Commander and Base Commander. His final assignment was completed at Maxwell AFB, Alabama. He then settled into the San Antonio area in 1981. After serving in management with VIA Metropolitan transit for several years, he retired for the second time. More recently, he was very active in the life of his church at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Universal City, Texas, and served on the Board of Trustees with fellow military conflict aviators in the Order of Daedalians. His many interests included bowling, fishing, golfing, hunting, playing bridge and being an avid fan of the San Antonio Spurs. He will be missed terribly by his family and his many friends.
He is proceeded in death by his parents and brother Ronald. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Mary Ann, his three children, Rebecca Hermanson, and Jennifer Ingram of Universal City, and son Michael and daughter-in-law Tanya of Tucson, Arizona, his three grandchildren, Alexis and Lindsey Ingram of New Braunfels, Texas, and Taylor Hermanson of Tucson, Arizona. He is also survived by his brother Richard and wife Jeanne, and his many nieces and nephews in the Great Falls, Montana area.
Memorial services [were] held Friday, November 09, 2007, at Christ the King Lutheran Church with burial[following] at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Christ the King Lutheran Church of Universal City, Texas and/or the Order of Daedalians, Flight #1, Randolph AFB, Texas. Arrangements under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home.
