World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Roy Rankin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Rankin Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAMPSON, NEW YORK; RECEIVING STATION, SOUTH ANNEX, NAVAL OPERATING BASE, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; AND ABOARD USS ROCKAWAY AVP-29. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.