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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Dwight Forrester

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Clinton, Oklahoma

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

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Activity During WWII

AFTER HIGH SCHOOL HE WORKED FOR THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS, WHICH HE LEFT IN 1943 TO ENLIST IN THE MARINE CORPS. HE COMPLETED MARINE OFFICER TRAINING AND SERVED ON SAIPAN, GUAM AND IWO JIMA. HE WAS AWARDED A BRONZE STAR FOR HIS PERFORMANCE LEADING A WEAPONS PLATOON DURING 29 DAYS OF FIGHTING ON IWO JIMA. ALSO SERVED AS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. HE RETIRED FROM THE RESERVE AS A COLONEL IN 1972.