World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Francis Falardeau
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
June E. Falardeau
Relationship
Wife
SERVED ABOARD THE USS CASSIN YOUNG DD-793; THE LAST SHIP TO BE HIT BY A KAMIKAZE PLANE AT THE END OF THE WAR. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, NAVY UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL WITH 4 STARS, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, NAVY OCCUPATION MEDAL FOR EUROPE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.