World War II Honoree

Robert L. Waldo

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pittsville, Wisconsin

Honored By

Dan, Tom and Susan

Relationship

Children

HE WAS A SERGEANT ON THE FRONT-LINE, INFANTRY DIVISION OF THE NINTH ARMY, 84TH DIVISION (THE RAILSPLITTERS). HE ENTERED SERVICE IN MARCH OF 1943, AND AFTER TRAINING, HIS UNIT SHIPPED OVER TO EUROPE IN OCTOBER 1944. THE 84th DIVISION WAS CONTINUOUSLY 'ON-LINE' UNTIL V.E. DAY, FIRST IN THE SIEGFRIED LINE CAMPAIGN, AND LATER, IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AFTER THE VICTORY AGAINST GERMANY, HIS UNIT WAS SELECTED TO JOIN THE FIGHT IN JAPAN, BUT JAPAN SURRENDERED PRIOR TO THE 84th’S DEPLOYMENT. HE STAYED ON IN FRANCE, WORKING WITH THE CLAIMS OFFICE TEAM IN THE DIJON AREA, HELPING TO SETTLE FRENCH CLAIMS AGAINST THE AMERICANS, UNTIL HIS RETURN TO THE STATES IN 1946.