World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Allen Banister
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Greenwood, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
HE SPENT 51 MONTHS IN THE ARMY, DURING WHICH TIME HE WAS STATIONED AT FORT BENNING AND IN PANAMA. HE WAS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AS A MAJOR, BUT CONTINUED IN THE RESERVES UNTIL RETIRING AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.