Robert J. Harrold

Robert Harrold joined the Army in 1955. After basic, he was sent to the Morse Code radio school at Fort Dix, N.J.; upon completion of the course, he was sent to Uijeonbu, South Korea, as part of the 51^st Signal Battalion, I Corps. Harrold, who became team chief of his radio network, found himself within 15 miles of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and recalled the situation in the days following the Korean War.

Robert J. Harrold’s medals