World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Furlong
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ballston Spa, New York
Honored By
His Family, Friends
IN 1943, LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE ROBERT E. FURLONG TOOK LEAVE DURING HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AT HOLY CROSS COLLEGE IN ORDER TO JOIN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. HE WAS STATIONED ON THE USS CHENANGO CVE–28. LIEUTENANT FURLONG SERVED AS A COMBAT INFORMATION OFFICER DURING HIS TOUR OF DUTY. WHEN THE WAR ENDED, THE CHENANGO WAS ASSIGNED AS AN ESCORT CARRIER FOR OPERATION MAGIC CARPET. THESE NAVAL VOYAGES INVOLVED THE RETURN OF OUR TROOPS HOME FROM OVERSEAS. LIEUTENANT FURLONG FINISHED HIS ACTIVE SERVICE IN 1946 AND WENT ON TO GRADUATE FROM GEORGETOWN MEDICAL SCHOOL.