World War II Honoree

Robert William 'Bill' West

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canandaigua, New York

Honored By

Jean Bidwell and Dawn Lane

Relationship

Daughter and Granddaughter

VOLUNTEERED APRIL 15, 1942, MUSTERED OUT ON DECEMBER 27, 1945. SERVED IN COMPANY B, 551ST SIGNAL AIR WARNING BATTALION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: GUADALCANAL, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC. CITATIONS AND DECORATIONS EARNED: ASIATIC-PACIFIC-SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HIS OCCUPATION FOR THE WAR WAS RADIO REPAIRMAN.