World War II Honoree

Robert Francis Althoff

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Xenia, Ohio

Honored By

Son

AS A POINT MAN IN A GROUP OF SCOUTS, HE WOULD ADVANCE INTO GERMAN OCCUPIED LAND ALONE. SINCE HE HAD A GERMAN LAST NAME AND WAS FLUENT IN THE LANGUAGE HE WAS THE NATURAL ONE CHOSEN. HE AND ANOTHER SOLDIER WERE ASKED TO RESCUE AN AMERICAN GENERAL CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS IN FRANCE. BOTH AGREED AND RETURNED FROM THEIR SUICIDE MISSION.