Obituary
Robert Bachman, WWII veteran, 67
Robert "Deacon" Bachman, 67, a retiree of the Warner-Lambert Co. and a World War II veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital after being stricken ill. An autopsy was ordered.
A resident of 406 S. Broad St., Lititz, he was the husband of Jean R. Badorf Bachman. The couple observed their 47th wedding anniversary in February.
Bachman worked in Warner-Lambert's warehouse as a forklift operator for 28 years before retiring in 1984.
A member of the Lititz Fire Company 1, he was also a member of the Burnnerville Fire Company and the Lititz Senior Citizens.
Bachman served in the U. S. Marine Corps fourth infantry in the Pacific. In a 1985 newspaper interview, Bachman recalled what is now considered one of World War II's hardest-fought battles.
"We were pinned down on the beach and boys were getting killed everywhere," said Bachman. "You'd look over and see your buddies being shot up. For a while, I wasn't sure I'd ever see Lititz again. I was lucky."
Born in Lititz, he is the son of Carrrie K. Ludwig Bachman, Lititz, and the late Arthur W. Bachman.
(Lancaster (Pa.) New Era, Mon Jun 18, 1990, p. 14)
Robert Bachman, WWII veteran, 67
Robert "Deacon" Bachman, 67, a retiree of the Warner-Lambert Co. and a World War II veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital after being stricken ill. An autopsy was ordered.
A resident of 406 S. Broad St., Lititz, he was the husband of Jean R. Badorf Bachman. The couple observed their 47th wedding anniversary in February.
Bachman worked in Warner-Lambert's warehouse as a forklift operator for 28 years before retiring in 1984.
A member of the Lititz Fire Company 1, he was also a member of the Burnnerville Fire Company and the Lititz Senior Citizens.
Bachman served in the U. S. Marine Corps fourth infantry in the Pacific. In a 1985 newspaper interview, Bachman recalled what is now considered one of World War II's hardest-fought battles.
"We were pinned down on the beach and boys were getting killed everywhere," said Bachman. "You'd look over and see your buddies being shot up. For a while, I wasn't sure I'd ever see Lititz again. I was lucky."
Born in Lititz, he is the son of Carrrie K. Ludwig Bachman, Lititz, and the late Arthur W. Bachman.
(Lancaster (Pa.) New Era, Mon Jun 18, 1990, p. 14)
Obituary
Robert Bachman, WWII veteran, 67
Robert "Deacon" Bachman, 67, a retiree of the Warner-Lambert Co. and a World War II veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital after being stricken ill. An autopsy was ordered.
A resident of 406 S. Broad St., Lititz, he was the husband of Jean R. Badorf Bachman. The couple observed their 47th wedding anniversary in February.
Bachman worked in Warner-Lambert's warehouse as a forklift operator for 28 years before retiring in 1984.
A member of the Lititz Fire Company 1, he was also a member of the Burnnerville Fire Company and the Lititz Senior Citizens.
Bachman served in the U. S. Marine Corps fourth infantry in the Pacific. In a 1985 newspaper interview, Bachman recalled what is now considered one of World War II's hardest-fought battles.
"We were pinned down on the beach and boys were getting killed everywhere," said Bachman. "You'd look over and see your buddies being shot up. For a while, I wasn't sure I'd ever see Lititz again. I was lucky."
Born in Lititz, he is the son of Carrrie K. Ludwig Bachman, Lititz, and the late Arthur W. Bachman.
(Lancaster (Pa.) New Era, Mon Jun 18, 1990, p. 14)
Robert Bachman, WWII veteran, 67
Robert "Deacon" Bachman, 67, a retiree of the Warner-Lambert Co. and a World War II veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon at Lancaster General Hospital after being stricken ill. An autopsy was ordered.
A resident of 406 S. Broad St., Lititz, he was the husband of Jean R. Badorf Bachman. The couple observed their 47th wedding anniversary in February.
Bachman worked in Warner-Lambert's warehouse as a forklift operator for 28 years before retiring in 1984.
A member of the Lititz Fire Company 1, he was also a member of the Burnnerville Fire Company and the Lititz Senior Citizens.
Bachman served in the U. S. Marine Corps fourth infantry in the Pacific. In a 1985 newspaper interview, Bachman recalled what is now considered one of World War II's hardest-fought battles.
"We were pinned down on the beach and boys were getting killed everywhere," said Bachman. "You'd look over and see your buddies being shot up. For a while, I wasn't sure I'd ever see Lititz again. I was lucky."
Born in Lititz, he is the son of Carrrie K. Ludwig Bachman, Lititz, and the late Arthur W. Bachman.
(Lancaster (Pa.) New Era, Mon Jun 18, 1990, p. 14)
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