World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Cecil Creswell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Braintree, Massachusetts
Honored By
Friends of the Creswell Family
ARMY AIRBORNE DIVISION, 82ND AND 81ST. DRAFTED IN 1942; BECAME MEDIC AND SHIPPED TO ENGLAND WHERE HE TRAINED AS A PARATROOPER IN 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN MANY JUMPS DURING EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN INCLUDING BATTLE OF THE BULGE. WAS CAPTURED, WAS LISTED MISSING IN ACTION, AND SUBSEQUENTLY ESCAPED. HOSPITALIZED IN ENGLAND AND EVENTUALLY REUNITED WITH HIS DIVISION.