Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	726 40 42
Birth Date	October 4, 1924
From	Spring Lake, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date	October 24, 1944
Location	Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Robert was born in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Torie E. Johnson, granddaughter, and her husband, Bradley F. Johnson. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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