World War II Honoree

Robert Earl Moore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Venice, Illinois

Honored By

Mrs. Gale M. Moore Crawford

Relationship

Wife

ENLISTED ON 7/27/44, AT AGE 17 AND SERVED 3 YEARS UNTIL 9/29/47. HE REPORTED TO GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS FOR TRAINING. HE SERVED IN THE BATTLES OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. HE SERVED 12 MONTHS IN JAPAN AND 6 MONTHS IN CHINA. HE SERVED ON THE USS RENDOVA CVE-114, USS LSM 221 AND USS CORONIS ARL-10. HE RECEIVED THE AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.