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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Barney Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Erie, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friend

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Activity During WWII

AFTER GRADUATING FROM OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, WAS COMMISSIONED LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY IN 1940. COMMANDED BATTERY C, 152ND FIELD ARTILLERY IN COMBAT IN FRANCE AND GERMANY, INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. ROSE TO THE RANK OF MAJOR. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR.