World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Irwin Fredericks
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Havertown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS AN ANTI-AIRCRAFT OFFICER AND SERVED A SHORT TIME IN PANAMA CANAL. IN 1944 HE WAS RE-COMMISSIONED IN THE INFANTRY AND SERVED IN THE 87TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN EUROPE UNDER GENERAL GEORGE PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. HIS DIVISION SAW ACTION IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, GERMANY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. THE RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEARTS, THE BRONZE STAR, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND HIS UNIT RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR ITS EFFORT CROSSING THE RHINE RIVER.