World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Austin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Mrs. Gerald N. Duprey
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY SEPTEMBER 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945. IN THE PACIFIC ARENA ON LST 488 TRANSPORTING TROOPS AND SUPPLIES, 25 MONTHS. HE WAS A 20MM GUNNER AND WAS INVOLVED IN THREE INVASIONS, TWO IN THE PHILIPPINES AND ONE IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS.