World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert LeRoy Aldrich
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AT AGE 17. AFTER TRAINING, ASSIGNED TO THE DESTROYER USS EBERLE (DD-430). HIS SHIP SAILED FROM NEW YORK ON JUNE 8, 1945 FOR DUTY IN THE PACIFIC AND ARRIVED AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON JULY 20, 1945. SERVED IN HAWAIIAN WATERS UNTIL TRANSFERRED TO OKINAWA ON THE DAY THE WAR ENDED. RETURNED TO THE STATES ABOARD THE DESTROYER USS FOOTE (DD-511) THAT SAILED FROM OKINAWA ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1945 AND ARRIVED IN NEW YORK OCTOBER 17, 1945. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.