World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert A. Bird
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Manlius, New York
Honored By
Robert Bird
SERVED ABOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456/DMS-21. SERVED IN THE ATLANTIC THEATER. EARNED 3 BATTLE STARS, PARTICIPATED IN THE SINKING OF THE U-616, INVASION OF NORMANDY AND INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. TRANSFERRED TO USS MCKENZIE DD-836 DECEMBER 1944.