World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert E. Gifford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Washington, District Of Columbia
Honored By
A Grateful American
He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, Third Battalion, Company K, in the European Theater of Operations. Killed in Action on November 19, 1944, he was awarded the Purple Heart.