Robert O. Lawton

He attended Wofford College until joining the U.S. Army during World War II.He became a Sergeant in the Infantry, serving in the Timberwolf Division, and was injured in combat in Germany.He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his "singular action, outstanding courage and extreme devotion to duty.In 1954 he took on a similar role at Ramey Air Force Base in Puerto Rico, and eventually returned to FSU's Tallahassee campus as director of the entire Bootstrap program in 1956.This biographical article related to World War II United States Army personnel is a stub.
Florida State UniversityDistinguished Service CrossWorld War IIGreenwood, South CarolinaWofford CollegeU.S. ArmySergeantInfantryTimberwolf DivisionEglin Air Force BaseRamey Air Force BaseFrancis BeaumontBernard SligerL.H.D.MilitaryTimes