World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Earle Purrington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Keene, New Hampshire
Honored By
June Purrington
Relationship
Wife
SERVED WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TRUCK DRIVER, MILITARY POLICE. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND OTHER EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, 5 BATTLE STARS, MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD.