World War II Honoree

Robert W. Allison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Bassett, Nebraska

Honored By

Janet Allison Lingenfelter

Relationship

Daughter

BOB WAS INDUCTED ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1944 AT FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS SENT TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF RYUKYUS,)MOST ARDUOUS BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC). HIS MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS WERE SSM1 RIFLE. HE RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL; PHILIPPINE LIBEREATION RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR. BOB WAS DISCHARGED 21 NOVEMBER 1946 AT SEPARATION CENTER CAMP BEALE, CA.