World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert D. Franklin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pittsfield, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Janice Greiner-Snow and Jeanne Louise Stockton
Relationship
Daughters
HE HAD A PLANE NAMED AFTER HIM; THE HALF PINT. HE RECEIVED AN AIR MEDAL WITH ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH SEVEN BRONZE STARS. SERVED IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. ENTERED THE SERVICE OCTOBER 5, 1942 AND SEPARATED OCTOBER 10, 1945.