World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert P. Chamberlain
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Traverse City, Michigan
Honored By
Ms. Bernice Christensen
DRAFTED FROM TRAVERSE CITY, GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MICHIGAN ON 8/24/42. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, THEN SICILY, WHERE HE RECEIVED MORTAR WOUNDS THAT LEFT HIM PARALYZED FROM THE WAIST DOWN. DIED IN THE SUMMER OF 1945 FROM COMPLICATIONS OF SPINAL MENINGITIS.