World War II Honoree

Robert P. Wilson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Farmingdale, New York

Honored By

Daughter-in-Law

COMPLETED OXYGEN GENERATOR OPERATOR SCHOOL. COURSE LASTED 2 MONTHS AND TAUGHT THE PRINCIPALS OF PRODUCING OXYGEN AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT. OPERATED THE COMPRESSORS AND DISTILLATION TOWERS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF DRY OXYGEN. WORK REQUIRED A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPAL INVOLVED AS WELL AS THE OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT. PERFORMED ALL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS BOTH MAJOR AND MINOR TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUPERVISED SIX OR MORE MEN IN THE OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT. SERVED IN NORTHERN FRANCE AND THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN. RECEIVED GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 2 BATTLE STARS.