Rank/Rate	Captain (former Commanding Officer of USS Sperry)
Service Number	O-055994
Birth Date	August 8, 1898
From	Rocky Mountain, North Carolina
Decorations	Legion of Merit, Bronze Star
Ship	Formerly of USS Sperry (AS-12) (submarine tender)
Loss Date	January 21, 1943
Location	Near Booneville, California, north of San Francisco
Circumstances	Killed in an airplane crash
Remarks	Robert was born in Harrellsville, North Carolina. He had just been relieved of Command of USS Sperry.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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