World War II Honoree

Robert M. Gehlhoff

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Florence, Wisconsin

Honored By

Mr & Mrs Gerald W. McMullen

Relationship

Family Friends

U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER WHO PARTICIPATED IN THREE AMPHIBIOUS LANDINGS AND FOUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS -- ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL FOR BEING WOUNDED IN ACTION, ITALY, 04 JUNE 1944. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 SILVER AND WITH 3 BRONZE BATTLE STARS.