- SURNAME
Dow
- FORENAME
Robert Edward
- UNIT
4th Raider Battalion (Company O)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
367667
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
New Georgia, Solomon Islands, 1st July 1943 (SS)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
resided Detroit, Michigan
born 12.04.1916, Detroit, Michigan, USA
employed by Aluminum Company of America
16.10.1940 draft card Detroit, Michigan
03.03.1942 entered service
4th Raider Bn. Company B, O
05.11.1945 discharged
wife Delphine
employed as Truck Driver with Chrysler Corporation
died 25.02.1980, Redford Township, USA (Aged 63)
Acacia Park Cemetery, Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA. Section D.
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star (Army Award) to Private First Class Robert E. Dow (MCSN: 367667), United States Marine Corps Reserve, for gallantry in action while serving with the Fourth Marine Raider Battalion at New Georgia, Solomon Islands, in advancing under enemy fire to locate and destroy a hostile machine-gun emplacement and kill all of its occupants on 1 July 1943.
WEB LINKS:
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/36109https://marineraiderassociation.org/dow-robert-e/
FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241510584/robert-edward-dow
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