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Rank/Rate |
Seaman, Second Class |
Service Number |
669 80 50 |
Birth Date |
June 25, 1924 |
From |
Sawyerville, Illinois |
Decorations |
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal |
Submarine |
USS Sculpin (SS-191) |
Loss Date |
November 19, 1943 |
Location |
North of Oroluk Island near Truk |
Circumstances |
Sunk
by Japanese destroyer |
Remarks |
Robert survived the sinking of his boat, but was killed
while being transported aboard Chuyo from Truk
to Japan when it was sunk by USS Sailfish on
December 4, 1943. Please note
that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk." |
Photo courtesy of Steve Joyce, Gillespie (Illinois) Public Library, via Norm Rutan.
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