World War II Honoree

Robert M. 'Bob' Ahring

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Hanner-Sharp American Legion Post 129

VOLUNTARILY ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1946 AT AGE 17, BEFORE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FORT DIX AT WRIGHTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY. THEN, WAS SENT TO FORT LEWIS AT TACOMA, WASHINGTON FOR OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT AS AN INFANTRYMAN. SAILED OVERSEAS AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS IN JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. STATIONED IN SENDAI, YOKOHAMA, AND TOKYO WITH DUTIES AS A SWITCHBOARD AND FACSIMILE OPERATOR, AND SHIFT SUPERVISOR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘JAPAN’ CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1948 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. UPON HIS RETURN, HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS GRADUATED.