World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Robert Kenneth Weed
Hometown
Wyalusing, Wisconsin
Honored By
Michael Louis Weed
Relationship
Son
WORKED FOR BURLINGTON RAILROAD WHERE HE HANDLED TROOP TRAINS, BOXCARS FULL OF BOMBS AND AMMUNITION, AND INCOMING PRISONERS OF WAR. BASED AT SAVANNA ARMY DEPOT IN SAVANNA, ILLINOIS. HE WAS DRAFTED SIX TIMES, BUT NOT INDUCTED DUE TO HIS EMPLOYMENT IN A 'WAR CRITICAL INDUSTRY'.