World War II Honoree

Robert E. Zonneville

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Williamson, New York

Honored By

An Indebted American

ENTERED THE SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED AS A STAFF SERGEANT IN COMPANY H, 121ST INFANTRY REGIMENT, 8TH INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED OVERSEAS FROM DECEMBER 1943 UNTIL JULY 1945. PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGNS OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED AT ST. LO IN JULY 1944 AND WOUNDED AGAIN IN NORTHERN FRANCE IN SEPTEMBER 1944. RECIPIENT OF TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS (ONE WITH THE OAK LEAF CLUSTER), BRONZE STAR, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE RIBBON WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, THREE OVERSEAS SERVICE BARS, AND FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR.