World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert James Devore
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE SEAMAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1943. COMPLETED BOOT CAMP AT NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS AND THE ARMED GUARD SCHOOL AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. SERVED AT THE ARMED GUARD CENTER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AT SECONDARY FLEET BASE 16 AND AT THE NAVY SUPPLY DEPOT, NAVY 3256 (RYUKYUS ISLANDS). EARNED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A COXSWAIN ON JANUARY 1, 1946 AT THE NAVAL PERSONAL SEPARATION CENTER, GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS.