World War II Honoree

Robert S. 'Bob' Dalton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Graham, Texas

Honored By

John C. Burkhardt, AAG MOPH, Chapter 1919, Austin, Texas

REPORTED FOR DUTY ON AUGUST 28, 1944. AFTER BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING HE SHIPPED OUT TO EUROPE. HE ARRIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON JANUARY 27, 1945. WAS ASSIGNED TO COMPANY K, 301ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION, WHICH WAS PART OF GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. HE WAS A LIGHT MACHINE GUNNER ON A .30 CALIBER MACHINE GUN. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945 HE WAS WOUNDED WHILE FIGHTING ON THE SIEGFRIED LINE. MOST OF THE GUN CREW WERE KILLED OR WOUNDED AT THIS TIME, WHILE THEY WERE ATTACKING A CONCRETE BUNKER. HE WAS WOUNDED IN THE HEAD AND RECEIVED A FRACTURED SKULL BUT DID NOT REALIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE WOUND AND WALKED BACK TO THE AID STATION UNASSISTED. ONCE HE ARRIVED HE PASSED OUT AND DID NOT REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS UNTIL HE WAS BACK IN ENGLAND IN A HOSPITAL. BY THE TIME HE WAS FIT FOR DUTY AND RETURNED TO COMPANY K, THE WAR WAS OVER. HE REMAINED IN GERMANY AS PART OF THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION.