World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Ross Mowry
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Irwin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Fellow Vet
He served at first on convoy runs to North Africa, on the USS Turner and survived her sinking, and then served on the USS Hank in campaigns in the Pacific Theater, including the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa.