World War II Honoree

Robert Jay Ford

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Dayton, Ohio

Honored By

Alvina Bowen

Relationship

Sister

ENTERED ARMY JANUARY 2, 1943. SENT TO CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS BECAME PLATOON SERGEANT. ARMY NEEDED ENGINEERS SENT TO CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, THEN YALE UNIVERSITY, THEN UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. ASSIGNED TO 307TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTERY, 78TH INFANTRY DIVISION CROSSED CONTINENT TO GERMANY ON LINE DECEMBER 10, 1944. FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. MADE DASH FOR BRIDGE AT REMAGEN AND PUT ALLIES ON EAST SIDE OF RHINE RIVER. RECEIVED 3 BRONZE STARS. MUSTERED OUT JANUARY 22, 1946.