World War II Honoree

Robert Lloyd Niederhelman

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honored By

Kimberly L. Niederhelman

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS ON MAY 8, 1942. COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT, PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA, MARCH 6, 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 1945. LANDED ON OKINAWA ON APRIL 1, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 29, 1945 AT MARINE CORPS AIR DEPOT, MIRAMAR, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. WEAPONS QUALIFICATION: PISTOL SHARPSHOOTER. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS STAFF SERGEANT FROM THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE APRIL 4, 1957. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, JAPANESE OCCUPATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE INTELLIGENCE MEDAL.