World War II Honoree

Robert D'Agostini, MD

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Newark, New Jersey

Honored By

Children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren

SURGEON/DOCTOR WITH MEDICAL DETACHMENT ASSIGNED TO U.S. THIRD ARMY UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. - PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL MAJOR BATTLES AND ENGAGEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE EUROPEAN THEATER, INCLUDING THE NORMANDY INVASION (ON D-DAY + 1 WITH MEDICAL CORPS ASSIGNED TO U.S. FIRST ARMY UNDER GENERAL BRADLEY) AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. TREATED BATTLEFIELD CASUALTIES AND CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS FROM CAMPS LIBERATED BY U.S. THIRD ARMY. - VISITED SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN ENGLAND, NORTHERN FRANCE, BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, AND GERMANY. SERVED ON TROOP TRANSPORT TRAINS ACROSS THE U.S. BEFORE DEPLOYMENT TO EUROPEAN THEATER. COMMISSIONED AS A CAPTAIN, PROMOTED TO MAJOR, DISCHARGED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.