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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert W. Gewinner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kirkwood, Missouri

Honored By

Daughter, Family and Friends

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Activity During WWII

He served on the destroyer USS Porterfield (DD-682) and was a plank owner, a member of its initial crew. As a gunner on a 40mm Anti-Aircraft gun, he saw action in most of the major operations in the Pacific Theater of Operations, including the Mariana Islands, Tinian, Leyte, Luzon, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He earned the Purple Heart while shooting down a kamikaze plane.