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Veterans Roll of Honor: ROBERT CLAIR BEATTY

Branch of Service: United States Army

Rank: Corporal

Service history: Corporal Beatty served with Battery A, 472nd Glider Field Artillery Battalion of the 11th Airborne Division. He was part of the occupation force that landed in Yamagota, Japan on September 8th, 1945.

Awards and Decorations:
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal w/ Japan bar
Sharpshooter Badge with light machinegun bar
Marksman Badge with M1 rifle bar

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