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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Forster

Hometown

Sheffield, Ohio

Honored By

Dignity Memorial

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

DRAFTED IN 1943 AND WENT TO FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA FOR BASIC TRAINING. TRAINED AS A MECHANIC. IN AUGUST 1943, WAS SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA AND WAS UNASSIGNED UNTIL NOVEMBER 1943, WHEN HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 871ST AIRBORNE ENGINEERS AND WAS SENT TO BRISBANE, MANILA AND GUAM. HAD TO KEEP THE BULLDOZER RUNNING.