World War II Honoree

Robert Lee Beams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Alice, Texas

Honored By

Sheila Beams Spillar

Relationship

Niece

AT THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD. ACTIVATED INTO COMPANY G, 1ST DIVISION, 36TH INFANTRY. SENT IN JUNE 1942 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. THEN SENT TO SALERNO, ITALY WHERE HE AND HIS BROTHER, WERE WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF SALERNO AND HOSPITALIZED IN NORTH AFRICA. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR (IN THE BATTLE OF SALERNO), COMBAT INFANTRYMAN MEDAL AND 3 CAMPAIGN BARS. AFTER RETURNING FROM NORTH AFRICA FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATION, STATIONED AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI WHERE HE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE SERVICE.