World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Arthur Champlin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS STANTON DE-247 AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.