World War II Honoree

Robert Ellsworth Randall

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Stoughton, Massachusetts

Honored By

Robert E. Randall, Jr.

Relationship

Son

ENTERED INTO ACTIVE SERVICE NOVEMBER 20, 1942 WITH 8TH FIGHTER COMMAND. COMPLETED 16 WEEK AIRPLANE MECHANICS SCHOOL IN GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI AND ATTENDED ELECTRICAL MECHANICS SCHOOL AT CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS IN 1943. SERVED IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE FROM SEPTEMBER 29, 1943 TO JANUARY 17, 1946 WITH THE 21ST DEPOT REPAIR SQUADRON ASSOCIATED WITH THE 479TH FIGHTER GROUP AT WATTISHAM. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AND DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION RIBBON. THE 479TH FIGHTER SQUADRON WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR ACTIONS ON AUGUST 18, SEPTEMBER 5, AND SEPTEMBER 26. DATE OF SEPARATION FEBRUARY 1, 1946.