Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Third Class
Service Number	652 50 36
Birth Date	September 10, 1924
From	Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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 bon in Collier, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Russell Stoneking Jr., nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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