World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Clyde Alderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Greenville, Mississippi
Honored By
Harley Alderson
Relationship
Son
ENTERED SERVICE FEBRUARY 1942. AFTER GUNNERY TRAINING AT TREASURE ISLAND, SERVED AS NAVAL ARMED GUARD IN ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC ON VARIOUS SHIPS UNTIL END OF THE WAR. RETIRED IN 1964 WITH 22 YEARS OF SERVICE IN BOTH THE NAVY AND AIR FORCE.