World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Walter Bagwell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Honored By
USS Ammen DD-527 Shipmates
JOINED NAVY 6/29/44 AND SENT TO BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND FOR BOOT CAMP. 1/3/45, ON BOARD THE USS AMMEN DD-527 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND TOOK PART IN THE OKINAWA CAMPAIGN AND JAPAN OCCUPATION. WATER TENDER, FIREMAN 2ND CLASS. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, WWII VICTORY AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS. THE USS AMMEN RECEIVED THE NAVY UNIT CITATION AND HAD EIGHT BATTLE STARS. DISCHARGED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON 3/5/46.