World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert R. Ortiz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH COMPANY A, 19TH AIRBORNE INFANTRY BATTALION AS A RIFLEMAN IN ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE SERVICE ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.