World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Joseph Friend
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grafton, West Virginia
Honored By
Janice K. Friend, M.D.
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, AND SUBSEQUENT MAJOR BATTLES, INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CULMINATING IN THE FINAL DEFEAT OF GERMANY. SERVED AS A MECHANIC UNDER INTENSE COMBAT CONDITIONS, YET MIRACULOUSLY WAS NEVER WOUNDED.