World War II Honoree

Robert Jack Ooton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Effingham, Illinois

Honored By

Robert Medley Gatewood

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON APRIL 21, 1943 AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS. TRAINED AS AN AMMUNITION NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON FEBRUARY 27, 1944 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SERVED IN COMBAT THROUGH THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL WITH THE 665TH ORDNANCE AMMUNITION COMPANY ON DECEMBER 28, 1945 AT CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS.