Robert W. Prince (November 7, 1919 – January 1, 2009) was an officer in the United States Army's elite 6th Ranger Battalion.

In 1945 he was chosen personally by Lt. Col. Henry Mucci to plan the rescue at the Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines.

Mucci was quickly ordered to form a team to rescue Allied prisoners at the Cabanatuan camp.

At the suggestion of Juan Pajota, a Filipino guerrilla, Mucci arranged for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) to have a P-61 Black Widow night fighter buzz the camp while the men made their way across the field.

Prince received the nation's second-highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross, for his involvement in the raid.