World War II Honoree

Robert B. Gilliam

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lockesburg, Arkansas

Honored By

Martha

Relationship

Wife

TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI. SERVED WITH 75TH DIVISION THEN ATTENDED ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING CORPS AT UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. WENT TO CAMP MCCOY AND JOINED 76TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SENT OVERSEAS AS A REPLACEMENT AND ASSIGNED TO 121ST REGIMENT, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND SAW ACTION IN HUERTGEN FOREST WITH INTELLIGENCE AND RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON. RETURNED TO FORT LEONARD WOOD AND SEPARATED FROM SERVICE AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY