World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Frank Guenther
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HIS ACTIONS ON APRIL 6, 1945 WHEN, AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT, HE RESCUED 5 WOUNDED SOLDIERS WHILE UNDER INTENSE ENEMY FIRE ON THE FRONT LINE IN GERMANY. EARLIER WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AT WAR'S END, HE WAS STATIONED AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND HELD THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.