World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert H. Cornell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Corning, New York
Honored By
RMCS M.J. Lynett, USN (Ret)
During WWII he joined the Navy and earned his 'wings of gold' as a Naval Aviator and was commissioned as an Ensign. As the war ended, he was waiting for take off orders to fly with his PBM squadron to test the coastal defenses of Japan prior to the invasion.