Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	628 03 70
Birth Date	June 16, 1920
From	Kansas City, Missouri
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's file in the National Archives lists his birth date as January 11, 1920.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of Betty Delano, sister, and Mark Minnick. 

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