World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Douglas Northrup
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Honored By
The Northrup Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, HOSPITAL CORPSMAN SCHOOL NAVAL HOSPITAL PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA; NAVAL HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; HEADQUARTERS 3RD NAVAL DISTRICT, ADVANCED BASE ASSEMBLY AND TRAINING UNIT LIDO BEACH, NEW YORK, CASUALTY HANDLING UNIT FOXY 29, USS LST 46, USS LST 325 AND NAVAL BASE 2, PACIFIC FLEET. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.