World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Ely Wright Freeman
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westfield, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
ATTENDED THE V-12 NAVAL OFFICERS TRAINING PROGRAM AND ACHIEVED THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE. STATIONED ABOARD THE ATTACK SUPPLY SHIP USS MERCURY, ASSIGNED TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS. THE SHIP RECEIVED FIVE BATTLE STARS AND HE WAS AWARDED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDALS.