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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert William Cozby

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

San Angelo, Texas

Honored By

Joe Fields

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN 1944, TRAINED IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. SERVED AS A FIREMAN SECOND CLASS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC ABOARD THE USS NEVADA BB-36, OKINAWA, AND IWO JIMA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL WITH TWO STARS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS. HE WAS WOUNDED WHEN A JAPANESE PLANE CRASHED INTO THE NEVADA OFF THE COAST OF OKINAWA IN 1945. DISCHARGED IN 1945.