Robert entered the U.S. Army on August 17, 1943 at the age
of 18. After basic training, Robert was trained in being a paratrooper with the
famed 82nd Airborne Division.
His job was that of jumpmaster and radio operator. Robert
participated in the famous “Operation Market Garden,” which was the joint British,
American airborne assault which was the basis of the famous war movie “A Bridge
Too Far.”
At one point while fighting the German army in Holland,
Robert was hit by a snipers bullet and kept shooting as Robert was lying on the
ground waiting to be rescued by a medic. Robert crawled around the corner of a
building and finally passed out. There, a Dutch woman found him and notified
the American’s where Robert was located.
Robert was awarded the Purple Heart, WWII Victory medal and
the American Theater medal. He was discharged on November 24, 1945.
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