He volunteered for parachutist duty and after completion of basic training and jump school he was transferred to the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR).
By April, 1944 Robert had been in combat and was awarded the coveted Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). He also earned the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for his participation in the Southern France Campaign and Airborne Operations there.
He was transferred to Company F of the 508th PIR when the 509th was disbanded.
After the war, beginning in May 1945, the 508th PIR served as General Eisenhower's Honor Guard at SHAEF Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Gradually, those men who had earned sufficient points based on service time, medals earned, etc. were rotated back to the U.S. The fact that Robert was home and discharged by July 5, 1945 implies he had a very high points score.
Ronald was best known by his nickname "Bud". He and his wife Ruth C. (Farabaugh) Lunghofer had two children - Ronald, and Rosemary (married name Eichenlaub).
He volunteered for parachutist duty and after completion of basic training and jump school he was transferred to the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR).
By April, 1944 Robert had been in combat and was awarded the coveted Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB). He also earned the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for his participation in the Southern France Campaign and Airborne Operations there.
He was transferred to Company F of the 508th PIR when the 509th was disbanded.
After the war, beginning in May 1945, the 508th PIR served as General Eisenhower's Honor Guard at SHAEF Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Gradually, those men who had earned sufficient points based on service time, medals earned, etc. were rotated back to the U.S. The fact that Robert was home and discharged by July 5, 1945 implies he had a very high points score.
Ronald was best known by his nickname "Bud". He and his wife Ruth C. (Farabaugh) Lunghofer had two children - Ronald, and Rosemary (married name Eichenlaub).
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