Robert E. Spear

Robert E. Spear was inducted into the Army on July 20, 1944, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

He served as a Private First Class and rifleman with Company B of the 242nd Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Infantry Division in Rhineland and Central Europe.

He was awarded the following: Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal, and two overseas service bars.

Mr. Spear was honorably discharged April 30, 1946, at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The Saint Louis County World War II Project, 303.

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