World War II Honoree

Robert Arthur Daggett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rutland, Vermont

Honored By

Judith Daggett Stafford

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED AS A METEOROLOGIST ON THE USS MARCASITE PY-28, STATIONED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. SAILED FROM SEATTLE DUE WEST, WHICH IS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR. THE SHIP'S JOB WAS TO MONITOR THE WEATHER AND WAS ON STATION FOR 30 DAYS AT A TIME STEAMING IN A 5 MILE CIRCLE. ENLISTED IN ACTIVE DUTY OCTOBER 28, 1942 AND SEPARATED ON DECEMBER 1, 1945. ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER.