World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Perry Garvin
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Springfield, Massachusetts
Honored By
The Garvin Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATIONS AT COAST GUARD BARRACKS, NEW YORK; COAST GUARD PICKET FORCE BASE, GREENPORT, NEW YORK; COAST GUARD STATION, FORT TILDEN, NEW YORK; USS RICKETTS DE-254; DISTRICT COAST GUARD OFFICE, 14TH NAVAL DISTRICT, HONOLULU, HAWAII; AND USS LST 20. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.