World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert E. Wiberg
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ashland, Wisconsin
Honored By
Kathy Robillard
QUARTERMASTER SECOND CLASS; SERVED ABOARD THE PATROL CRAFT USS PC-1132 IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA (THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN, AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS) FROM DECEMBER 18, 1943 TO JUNE 9, 1945. TRANSFERRED TO THE USS LCI (R) 73 IN JUNE 1945 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT LANDING AGAINST THE ENEMY AT BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO ON JULY 1, 1945. WHILE SERVING ABOARD THE USS LCI (R) 73, THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT IN A TYPHOON AT BUCKNER BAY, OKINAWA IN OCTOBER 1945 AND BEACHED. EARNED SIX BATTLE STARS. SERVICE DATES: MARCH 1943 - MARCH 1946.