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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Anderson Penny

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cambridge, Ohio

Honored By

Defiance County Veterans Office

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

GUNNER'S MATE THIRD CLASS, PETTY OFFICER. SERVED AS NAVAL ARMED GUARD ABOARD MERCHANT MARINE SHIPS. PARTICIPATED IN THE LANDING AT NORMANDY, JUNE 6, 1944, AT UTAH BEACHHEAD ABOARD THE SS DAVID O. SAYLOR AND LATER PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE AT CHERBOURG, FRANCE. TAUGHT NAVAL ORDNANCE TO NROTC AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1946.