World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Bossert Cooney
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waldboro, Maine
Honored By
The Cooney Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS ALABAMA BB-60. AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 10 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.