World War II Honoree

Robert Eugene Willard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Clarksburg, West Virginia

Honored By

Vicki Canter

Relationship

Granddaughter

319TH INFANTRY, 80TH DIVISION. MORTAR GUNNER, TRUCK DRIVER, LIGHT. SERVED WITH THE 358TH ENGINEERS GENERAL SERVICE REGIMENT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DROVE A TWO AND A HALF TON TRUCK. HAULED PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT. DROVE IN CONVOYS UNDER BLACKOUT CONDITIONS AND ROUGH TERRAINS. GO33WD45, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, OCTOBER 8TH, 1944 IN METZ, FRANCE.