World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Gilroy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Davenport, Iowa
Honored By
John D. Gilroy
Relationship
First Cousin
STATIONED IN ENGLAND IN 1944. SERVED AS A GUNNER ON A B-17. PARACHUTED INTO ENEMY TERRITORY AFTER HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN ON HIS 13TH MISSION. TAKEN CAPTIVE BY GERMAN TROOPS AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS OF THE WAR, LOSING 100 POUNDS IN CAPTIVITY.