World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Gripps
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chester, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 64TH AIR SERVICE GROUP AS A CHEMICAL NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN NEW GUINEA AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.