Birth certificate for Robert
G. Hundley who was born in Indianapolis, IN at 10:30 a.m. on 29 May
1925.
When Robert enlisted in
the Army he stated his birth year as 1923 he had already attained the
age of 18. Why he added two years to his age id unknown. |
Grave marker for Robert G.
Hundley in Section CS-2, Row 12, Plot 171 of the Marion National
Cemetery, Marion (Grant county), Indiana.
Robert enlisted in the
Army at Indianapolis, IN on 28 August 1943.
Pvt Hundley was
transferred into Service Company, 508th PIR and then reassigned to Hq Hq
on 4 May 1945. He may have originally been in the 509th PIR which was
disbanded due to heavy losses in the Bulge action.
Pfc Hundley was awarded
the Bronze Service Arrowhead device for the Southern France campaign and
Airborne operations |