World War II Honoree

Robert L. Duncan

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Montrose, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: RADIOMAN 2ND CLASS. INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY IN OCTOBER, 1942 AND COMPLETED HIS BASIC MILITARY TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A RADIOMAN ABOARD THE ATTACK TRANSPORT, USS CLAY APA-39 AND THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, USS INTREPID CV-11 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES: MARSHALL ISLANDS, IWO JIMA, SAIPAN, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: NAVY COMMENDATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BATTLE STARS. HE WAS HONORABLY IN 1945.