World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert 'Bob' Essner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paola, Kansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. SERVED OVERSEAS AS A DRAFTSMAN ON AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. STATIONED ON NEW CALEDONIA ISLAND IN THE SOUTH WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AREA, ON THE NORTHEAST APPROACH TO AUSTRALIA. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945, AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.