World War II Honoree

Robert C. Orner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cleaversburg, Pennsylvania

Honored By

VFW Post 23 Ladies Auxiliary, Lebanon, PA

HE SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII AS A MEMBER OF COMPANY K, 8TH INFANTRY, WHICH LANDED AT UTAH BEACH ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIGHTING FROM UTAH BEACH THROUGH FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG AND GERMANY; THE BLOODY BATTLE OF THE HUERTGEN FOREST AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED A BRONZE STAR MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD (FOR D-DAY LANDING) AND 5 BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND A NORMANDY LIBERATION MEDAL FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT.