World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lambert Hawkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Lisa Anne Hawkins Burns
Relationship
Daughter
ENTERED SERVICE APRIL, 1941. SERVED IN ITALY, FRANCE, AUSTRIA AND GERMANY WITH 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, BRONZE STAR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, GLIDER BADGE, COMMENDATION RIBBON WITH CLUSTER AND FRENCH FOURRAGERE. ON ONE OF THE FIRST SHIPS TO REACH ANZIO BEACHHEAD JANUARY, 1944.