Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	890 29 84
Birth Date	February 6, 1925
From	Olympia, Washington
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scamp (SS-277)
Loss Date	November 16, 1944
Location	Off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay
Circumstances	Probably lost in a depth charge attack
Remarks	Robert's "Uncle Bob," Robert MacArthur Crawford, composed "The Air Force Song," the official anthem "Into the Wild Blue Yonder" (1939)

Photo and information courtesy of Lois E. Crawford, classmate and friend, via Jim Baldwin.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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