Robert Aye BALLARD

  General Notes:

Was a paratrooper at the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.

Civic leader in south Florida; postmaster of Goulds, FL. Founding member of Florida Grower's Association.

Once had arm severely injured by being bitten by his pet alligator who was named after his wife.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Major General, Army Reserve.

Robert married Mary Ann CHITTY, daughter of Arthur Benjamin CHITTY Sr. and Hazel Talitha BROWN. (Mary Ann CHITTY was born on 12 Aug 1915 in Jacksonville, FL and died in 1998 in Goulds FL.)