Quick Facts
Biography
Robert D. Bohn was a Major General in the United States Marine Corps.
Biography
Bohn, a native of Neenah, Wisconsin, graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of San Francisco and a M.S. degree from George Washington University. He would marry Anne Serocca and have two children.
Bohn died November 3, 2002 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Career
During World War II, Bohn served aboard the USS Monterey (CVL-26) and would participate in the Battle of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Okinawa. Later he would serve as an aide to Omar Bradley and the Korean War, where he participated in the Battle of Inchon. After the Korean War, he would serve as a regiment commander during the Vietnam War and as commander of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. He retired in 1974.
Awards he received include the Silver Star with award star, the Legion of Merit, and the Purple Heart.