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Col. Robert E. Campbell, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Robert E. Campbell, Jr. was born Nov. 6, 1926 to Robert E. (Sr.) and Edith Martha Carter Campbell. He died Oct. 11, 2010 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.

Col. Campbell served with the U.S. Army in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He began his military career as a Paratrooper. He served as an infantry officer in a career that spanned 27 years including tours in the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Iran, France, and Thailand. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, and Army Commendation Medal.

Sources: ancestry.com