World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Raymond Francis
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rumford, Rhode Island
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
IN 1940 HE WORKED AS A CIVILIAN ARMY ORDNANCE ENGINEER BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE NAVY IN 1942. A NAVY PILOT, HE PILOTED TORPEDO-BOMBING AIRCRAFT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS.