Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	238 74 70
Birth Date	July 23, 1923
From	Winthrop, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Seawolf (SS-197)
Loss Date	October 3, 1944
Location	North of Morotai, between the Philippine Islands and Indonesia
Circumstances	Sunk in error by USS Rowell
Remarks	Robert was born in Brasher Falls, New York.

Photo and information courtesy of Daniel Violi.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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