Rank/Rate	Quartermaster, Second Class
Service Number	312 36 72
Birth Date	June 26, 1922
From	Detroit, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Robert was born in Hartshorne, Oklahoma.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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