World War II Honoree

Lawrence H. Wrobel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Riverhead, New York

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED FROM 1941 TO 1945. SERVED AS COMMANDER OF BATTERY 'A', 67TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN BATTALION (MOBILE), ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 5TH AND 7TH ARMIES FROM JANUARY 1944 THROUGH THE END OF THE WAR. SAW ACTION IN THE TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER SERVICE STAR AND 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GERMANY CLASP AND THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM.