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.
April 14, 2024
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April 14, 2024 1:08 a.m.
Veteran honored for radio operator work on his 100th birthday
On his 100th birthday, surrounded by family and friends, Robert Douglas Gwin still was 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. “I sewed that myself,” he said.