World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Robert J. Fitzgerald
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
SERVED WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE, 387TH BOMB GROUP, 557TH BOMB SQUADRON AT CHATEAUDUN, FRANCE. RADIO OPERATOR ON A B-26 MARTIN MARAUDER BOMBER THAT WAS LOST TO GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER LIENEN, GERMANY ON 21 MARCH 1945. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.