World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Wilsie Hebert
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Honored By
Shirley Fitzgerald
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS WITH THE 5TH REGIMENT OF THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION. HE SERVED TIME ON THE ISLANDS OF GUADALCANAL, NEW GUINEA, CAPE GLOUSTER, RUSSELL ISLANDS, NEW HEBRIDES, PALAI, AND PELELIU WHERE HE WAS WOUNDED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1944. HE RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND THE PURPLE HEART.