DeleteRobert Edward Lee, 88, McMinnville resident and Putnam County native, was born March 24, 1924 and died Nov. 17 at Raintree Manor following a brief illness.A United States Army veteran of World War II, he was awarded the Eastern Service Medal with five Bronze Stars while serving in Europe with the Third Army’s 10th Infantry Regiment. He served as a McMinnville City Alderman from 1978 to 1986, and represented Warren County on the Regional Solid Waste Board for many years. He was a member of the Rock Island Masonic Lodge No.