World War II Honoree

Robert M. Piper

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Reading, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Nancy Piper

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED THE ARMY JUNE 1941, WENT TO OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND GRADUATED A LIEUTENANT. WENT TO JUMP SCHOOL AT FORT BENNING, ASSIGNED TO 505TH REGIMENT, G COMPANY AND LATER PUT IN 82ND AIRBORNE. IN THE SPRING OF 1943 HE WENT TO NORTH AFRICA, CASABLANCA, TUNISIA AND THEN THE SICILY INVASION. HE JUMPED INTO SALERNO AND NAPLES AND WAS DOING OCCUPATION DUTY. THEN HE WAS SENT TO NORTH IRELAND, SPENT CHRISTMAS THERE, THEN WENT TO ENGLAND TO GET READY FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. HE JUMPED INTO COLOGNE AND ST. MARY LAKES. WHEN THE WAR IN EUROPE WAS OVER HE WAS DISCHARGED.