World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Compton, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Honored By
Jesse R Beck
ENTERED IN 1943. SAILED FOR EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN 1944. FOUGHT IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WAS OVERSEAS 17 MONTHS WITH 8TH ARMORED DIVISION. DISCHARGED IN 1946.