Veteran honored for radio operator work on his 100th birthday
Robert Gwin celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday and received a flag as part of a presentation by the Kootenai County honor guard. Gwin was selected to be in the Signal Corps and served in Burma (now Myanmar). He served as a high-speed radio operator from Jan. 13, 1943, to Nov. 19, 1945.
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Natasha Jackson, Robert Gwin's granddaughter, secured a proclamation from the Idaho State Senate ahead of his 100th birthday. The two share a hug as she holds up the proclamation at his birthday party in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday.
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Robert Gwin was honored by a state proclamation on his 100th birthday for his WWII service as a radio operator in Burma.
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COEUR d’ALENE — On his 100th birthday, surrounded by family and friends, Robert Douglas Gwin was still clutching the folded American flag he had been given earlier that afternoon by the Kootenai County honor guard.
As his family came person by person to greet him and wish him a happy birthday, he pointed out a patch on his uniform from his Army Signal Corps days.