World War II Honoree

Robert W. Gardner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oxford, Mississippi

Honored By

Dorothy Gardner; Bridget & Justin Moore; Debbie, Karl & Matthew Sealy

ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 6, 1941, THE DAY BEFORE THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. TRAVELED TO FORT ORD IN CALIFORNIA FOR TRAINING AND THEN SERVED IN SUCH PLACES AS ALASKA, HAWAII, THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, MANUS ISLAND, THE PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. PARTICIPATED IN MANY CAMPAIGNS INCLUDING THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, EASTERN MANDATES, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND RYUKYUS, DURING WHICH HE SERVED 119 DAYS FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH FOUR BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, A HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON, A DRIVER & MECHANIC BADGE, AND A MARKSMAN BADGE. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 18, 1945, AFTER PROVIDING NEARLY FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.