World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert R. Gangwer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kansas, Ohio
Honored By
Owen Funeral Home
6TH ARMY AMPHIBIOUS. SERVED IN NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS, LUZON. AWARDED PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE STARS, BRONZE ARROWHEAD, CITATION FROM GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR FOR MOROTAI. WOUNDED AT MOROTAI, RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART.