World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert T. Plybon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Huntington, West Virginia
Honored By
Mr. Jack L. Collins
MANNED A MACHINE GUN ON THE USS YORKTOWN AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. HE WAS SHOT IN HALF BY AN ATTACKING JAPANESE PLANE. BURIED AT SEA ON JUNE 4, 1942. ALLEGEDLY FIRST KILLED FROM HIS COUNTY.