World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Edward Chappell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
South Coventry, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (MACHINIST MATE) NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL (DIESEL) CLEVELAND, OHIO, ABOARD USS NEW MEXICO BB-40 AND USS MUIR DE-770. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.