World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert F. Phinney
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Woburn, Massachusetts
Honored By
Robert F.Phinney Jr..
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE ARMY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS ON NOVEMBER 1,1943. TRAINED AS ANTI TANK CREWMAN. QUALIFICATION SHARPSHOOTER RIFLE, EXPERT TSM GUNNER AND ASSIGNED 116TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND,CENTRAL EUROPE MAY 15, 1944-OCT 8, 1945. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE AT FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS ON NOVEMBER 3, 1945. WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL GO 128 HEADQUARTERS INFANTRY DIVISION 1945. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.