World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Charles Connolly
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BASE ENGINEERING), NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI, TRAINING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION NAVY #3964 TACLOBAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, ABOARD USS ATR-52, RECEIVING STATION SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, SUBMARINE BASE NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, USS FOSS DE-59 AND RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.