World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Dean Funke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Polson, Montana
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Entered the U.S. Army at the age of 19 and trained as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was transferred to Europe in General Patton’s 3rd Army as an infantryman fighting across Austria and Germany. During their campaign, they liberated three concentration camps.