World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Winfield Orrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lakeland, Florida
Honored By
Robert Stanley Orrell
Relationship
Cousin
ENLISTED FEBRUARY 4, 1939. CHIEF QUARTERMASTER ON PT #30 AT PEARL HARBOR AND BATTLE OF MIDWAY. PROMOTED TO ENSIGN ON JUNE 5, 1942. INSTRUCTOR AT MELVILLE, RHODE ISLAND PT BOAT TRAINING SCHOOL; 1942-1944. PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT ON JUNE 1, 1944. COMMANDED PT #523 AT BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. OFFICER IN CHARGE, PT TRAINING BASE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; 1945. MEDICAL DISCHARGE OCTOBER 1, 1946, NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.