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Upon returning to the United States, Robert is given eight days leave.  His timing could not be better, as they are in New York on VE Day, with the city celebrating the surrender of Nazi Germany. [...]

Robert and crew members who were onboard during the operations in Italy and France are awarded battle stars.  Robert is given two stars, one for the Italian campaign and one for Operation Dragoon.

The first half of 1945 is spent escorting convoys and important ships to and from ports throughout the Mediterranean.  Their time in European waters comes to and end after the Nazi’s [...]

Robert is granted five days leave from the USS Champlin and heads home to 106 Valentine Lane in Yonkers, NY.  He has to celebrate early though, since he is due back to his ship on Christmas Eve.

The most important mission the USS Champlin had during the war came on January 31st, 1945.  They were instructed to be an escort of the USS Quincy in Task Force 21.5 from Gibraltar to Malta.  On [...]

In September of 1944, after nearly two years of continuous movements in war zones, the Champlin heads back to the United States for four months of rest, repairs, and training.

From August 23rd to August 28th, the Champlin participates in multiple bombardments of enemy positions on shore. On August 27th, off the coast of Nice, France, the USS Champlin gets credit for [...]

For the next couple of weeks, the Champlin stayed in the shores off Southern France in support of the invasion.  They acted as a guide for transports and landing crafts.  Air attacks from German [...]

On August 15th, the Champlin becomes a part of Operation Dragoon (originally called Operation Anvil).  Operation Dragoon was the code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-held Southern France, [...]

Robert is told that although his enlistment was supposed to have expired on June 23rd, 1944, he is being extended for indefinitely, and at the most six m0nths after the end of the war.  In other [...]