World War II Honoree

Robert Victor Zehnder

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Muncie, Indiana

Honored By

Dolores J. Zehnder Van Laningham

Relationship

Wife

SERVED WITH THE HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON OF THE 4TH AND 12TH AIR DEPOT GROUPS, AND HEADQUARTERS OF PACIFIC AIR COMMAND FOR 8 MONTHS AT MANILA AND TOKYO, IN CHARGE OF 6 SEAMEN AND IN CHARGE OF A 63-FOOT CRASH RESCUE BOAT. DID NAVIGATING, PILOTING, AND SUPERVISED ENGINEERING OF SHIP OPERATED RADIO. HE WAS ALSO A PHOTOGRAPHIC LABORATORY TECHNICIAN.