World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Johnson Benson
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Portsmith, Ohio
Honored By
George M. Benson, Jr.
Relationship
Grandson
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC FROM 1-17-44 TO 5-7-46 ON THE USS DRAYTON DD-366. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL (4 STARS), AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL (1 STAR) AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.