Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	283 88 06
Birth Date	June 22, 1924
From	Leavittsburg, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayback (SS-208)
Loss Date	February 26, 1944
Location	Near 25° 47'N x 128° 45'E, south of Okinawa
Circumstances	Sunk by air attack
Remarks	Robert was born in Warren, Ohio.

Photo courtesy of Larry Gavlak, nephew of Grayback shipmate Charles B. Gavlak.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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