World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert William Hawkes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Robert W. Hawkes, Jr.
Relationship
Son
DRAFTED PRIOR TO THE WAR. VOLUNTEERED FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AND BECAME AN ARMOR OFFICER. COMMANDED AMPHIBIOUS TRACTORS, LANDING U.S. MARINES. LANDINGS AND BATTLES OF SAIPAN, TINIAN AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR FOR HEROISM.