Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Third Class
Service Number	724 70 92
Birth Date	December 21, 1922
From	Moline, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Robert was born in Gary, Indiana.

Photos courtesy of Carole Westfall Lockrem 1st cousin, and Tom Westfall Jr. 2nd cousin. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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