Natasha Jackson, Robert Gwin's granddaughter, secured a proclamation from the Idaho State Senate ahead of his 100th birthday. The two share a hug as she holds up the proclamation at his birthday party in Coeur d'Alene on Saturday.
April 14, 2024
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Veteran honored for radio operator work on his 100th birthday
On his 100th birthday, surrounded by family and friends, Robert Douglas Gwin still was clutching the folded American flag he had been given earlier that afternoon by the Kootenai County honor guard. As his family came person by person to greet him and wish him a happy birthday, he pointed out a patch on his uniform from his Army Signal Corps days. “I sewed that myself,” he said.