Brigadier General Bob Lee Efferson

Brigadier General Bobby Lee Efferson U.S. Air Force Reserves (Ret.) was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 21, 1943. He was the oldest child of Otto and Juanita Efferson, and brother to Carolyn and Blaine. He graduated from Istrouma High School and Louisiana State University in 1967. Bobby then entered the United States Air Force in March 1967 and served 35 years as a command pilot. During his career, he flew the F-105 Thunderchief, F-4 Phantom, A-10 Warthog, F-16 Viper, and T-38 talon while accumulating over 5, 500 hours of flying time and more than 324 hours of combat time in Southeast Asia, the Persian Gulf, and the Decisive Edge operation in Bosnia. He was Awarded the Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star Medal, along with many other awards and decorations. Bobby was promoted to Brigadier General on March 20, 1998. He married Darlyn Curry in 1963, and they had two children, Michael and David. After Darlyn's untimely passing, Bobby married Cynthia McMahon in 1999. He has five grandchildren: Guthrie, Bryce, Emmeline, Camilla, and Catherine. When Bobby wasn't flying or talking about airplanes, he loved hunting with his brother, sons, uncles, and cousins. He and Cyndy enjoyed living on Lake Worth, watching sunsets, and hearing jets buzz their house from nearby Naval Air Station Fort Worth, formerly Carswell AFB. Burial was at DFW National Cemetery with a Missing Man Flyover provided by 4 F-35's from his old unit the "457 Fighter Squadron" knows as the "SPADS."