World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert J. Frase
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: 1ST LIEUTENANT. INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY MARCH 12, 1941 AT TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE U.S. ARMY, BRAVO COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, 501ST PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. KILLED IN ACTION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF VEGHEL, HOLLAND BY GERMAN TANK FIRE DURING THE INVASION OF HOLLAND, OPERATION MARKET GARDEN. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART. HIS DIVISION WAS AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH A BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION, FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, BELGIAN FOURRAGERE OF 1940 AND THE ORANGE LANYARD OF THE ROYAL NETHERLANDS ARMY FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AGAINST THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES. HE REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO NEW JERSEY FOR BURIAL, WITH INTERMENT IN THE BEVERLY NATIONAL CEMETERY, BEVERLY, NEW JERSEY.