Robert C Wilhelm
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Navy |
Rank | Petty Officer Third Class |
Wall | E |
Wall Side | 3 |
Row | 2 |
Plaque Number | 45 |
Yeoman Third Class
War Patrol
USS Puffer SS-268
Submarine Service
USS Darter SS-227
USS Angler SS-240
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Combat Action, Unit Commendation, Good Conduct, American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War I Victory, Philippine Liberation
A combat veteran of three war patrols in the Pacific Theater, Robert was aboard USS Darter (SS-227) when she sunk Japanese Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's Flagship Atago during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.