World War II Honoree

Robert Edmond Austin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Havelock, North Dakota

Honored By

Janice Austin

Relationship

Daughter

HE SERVED IN WORLD WAR II FROM JUNE 22, 1943 TO AUGUST 24, 1945. HE PARTICIPATED IN SUCH CAMPAIGNS AS NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO AND AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE. HE WAS QUALIFIED AS A P-38 PILOT AND LATER BECAME A CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR PILOT. HIS MILITARY CAREER SPANNED MANY YEARS, 20 YEARS OF WHICH WERE ON ACTIVE DUTY. AWARDS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AIR CAMPAIGN MEDAL. AIR DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATIONS SERVICE MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL. ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, AIR FORCE LONGEVITY SERVICE AWARD RIBBON, WITH 4 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. AIR MEDAL WITH 8 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD.