World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Whitney
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elizabethtown, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
JOINED IN 1943. ASSIGNED TO THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION AS AN INFANTRYMAN SUPPORTING THE TANKS. SENT TO ENGLAND TO TRAIN FOR THE INVASION OF EUROPE. THE 2ND ARMORED DIVISION FOLLOWED THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION WHICH WAS CHASING THE GERMANS BACK INTO GERMANY. NINE DAYS AFTER D-DAY ENTERED BELGIUM. INJURED ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1944 AND TAKEN TO A FIELD HOSPITAL, THEN TO A MAKE-SHIFT AIRFIELD AND EVACUATED TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND. SPENT THREE MONTHS RECUPERATING. SENT TO A FACILITY TO REPAIR AIRCRAFT FOR THE REST OF THE WAR. RECIPIENT OF A PURPLE HEART.