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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert F. Bantel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Murphysboro, Illinois

Honored By

Mary Lou Bantel

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS 1938-1961. EXPERIENCED ATTACK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE BEFORE WAR WAS DECLARED, ABOARD AN AMMUNITION SHIP. SERVED ON SHIPS IN THE AFRICAN INVASION AND ON THE USS RELIEF AH-1 IN 1939. HE WAS ALSO ON A SUPPLY SHIP IN 1939. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.