Robert R. Hake was the son of Bert Hake and Mollie Olive Wilson Hake. He was the grandson of James Hake and Florence Ballard Hake. He married Lucille Wingfield on 19 November 1941. Robert served in the Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart.
Before entering the Army in July of 1943, Robert was a crane operator for the Copperweld Steel Company. After training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he sailed for New Guinea where he joined the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division.
Robert was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Leyte Campaign. He saw action with the Red Arrowmen at Aitape, New Guinea and fought thru the subsequent operations at Morotai, Leyte and Luzon.
After the War he was an electrician, and worked for the RMI Company, of Niles, Ohio. He worked there 31 years, retiring in 1981.
The children of Robert and Lucille Wingfield Hake were:
1. John D. Hake
2. Kay Hake
3. Barbara J. Hake
Before entering the Army in July of 1943, Robert was a crane operator for the Copperweld Steel Company. After training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he sailed for New Guinea where he joined the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division.
Robert was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Leyte Campaign. He saw action with the Red Arrowmen at Aitape, New Guinea and fought thru the subsequent operations at Morotai, Leyte and Luzon.
After the War he was an electrician, and worked for the RMI Company, of Niles, Ohio. He worked there 31 years, retiring in 1981.
The children of Robert and Lucille Wingfield Hake were:
1. John D. Hake
2. Kay Hake
3. Barbara J. Hake
Robert R. Hake was the son of Bert Hake and Mollie Olive Wilson Hake. He was the grandson of James Hake and Florence Ballard Hake. He married Lucille Wingfield on 19 November 1941. Robert served in the Army during World War II and received the Purple Heart.
Before entering the Army in July of 1943, Robert was a crane operator for the Copperweld Steel Company. After training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he sailed for New Guinea where he joined the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division.
Robert was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Leyte Campaign. He saw action with the Red Arrowmen at Aitape, New Guinea and fought thru the subsequent operations at Morotai, Leyte and Luzon.
After the War he was an electrician, and worked for the RMI Company, of Niles, Ohio. He worked there 31 years, retiring in 1981.
The children of Robert and Lucille Wingfield Hake were:
1. John D. Hake
2. Kay Hake
3. Barbara J. Hake
Before entering the Army in July of 1943, Robert was a crane operator for the Copperweld Steel Company. After training at Camp Blanding, Florida, he sailed for New Guinea where he joined the 32nd (Red Arrow) Division.
Robert was awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Purple Heart for wounds received during the Leyte Campaign. He saw action with the Red Arrowmen at Aitape, New Guinea and fought thru the subsequent operations at Morotai, Leyte and Luzon.
After the War he was an electrician, and worked for the RMI Company, of Niles, Ohio. He worked there 31 years, retiring in 1981.
The children of Robert and Lucille Wingfield Hake were:
1. John D. Hake
2. Kay Hake
3. Barbara J. Hake
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