Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	820 84 83
Birth Date	October 9, 1924
From	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Robert was born in Peoria, Illinois.

Photo courtesy of Teresa M Fairbairn, distant relative. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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