Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	623 11 40
Birth Date	December 12, 1921
From	Comstock Park, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	Robert was born in Sparta, Michigan.

 Photo and information courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. Harv Good, via Jay Stone of the Michigan Company of Military Historians & Collectors.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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