World War II Honoree

Robert Joseph Bartusch

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

West Chester, Illinois

Honored By

Leora Bartusch & Mary Beth Jackson

Relationship

Wife & Daughter

HE WENT TO NAVAL TRAINING IN GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. THEN SERVED AT THE NAVY PIER, CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO, NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION HOLTVILLE, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION REAM FIELD, CALIFORNIA; NAVAL AUXILIARY AIR STATION BROWN FIELD, CALIFORNIA. SERVED ABOARD THE USS MAKIN ISLAND CVE-93, ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY AND ALMA COLLEGE, MICHIGAN WITH THE V-12 UNIT. HE WAS AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON.