Timeline
Birth- Dec 12, 1913
Birmingham, Alabama
1775 - 2099Other Service- Age: 32 years
Service Start Date
1946
Conflict Period
Other Service
Rank
Major General
Service Number
O-342774
Unit 1
211th Infantry Regiment, 51st Infantry Division (Florida National Guard)
Branch
Army National Guard
Unit 2
51st Infantry Division (Florida National Guard)
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 27 - 23 years
Service Start Date
Jun 8, 1936
Conflict Period
Other Service
Branch
Army Reserve
Rank
First Lieutenant
Service End Date
Sep 7, 1940
Service Number
O-342774
Army Branch
Infantry
Component
Officers' Reserve Corps
Served For
United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 32 - 27 years
Unit 1
2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Service Number
O-342774
Service End Date
Jan 15, 1946
Awards
Combat Infantryman Badge, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, French Croix de Guerre w/ Palm device
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Army Branch
Infantry
Service Start Date
Sep 8, 1940
Rank
Colonel
Unit 2
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Served For
United States of America
Death- Apr 11, 1992-Age: 78 years
Homestead, Florida
Other Facts
Full Name
Robert Aye Ballard
