World War II Honoree

Robert Jack Nuvill

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Grand Haven, Michigan

Honored By

David F. Nuvill II

Relationship

Son

SEAMAN 1ST CLASS, SERVED AS A GUNNER'S MATE ON THE SS JEAN NICOLET. THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED BY THE JAPANESE NAVY AND THE CREW WAS CAPTURED AND KILLED. HE WAS LEFT ON THE SHIP AS IT SUBMERGED AND, ALONG WITH 12 OTHERS, GOT TO A RAFT DROPPED BY A LIBERTY PLANE. THEY WERE PICKED UP AND RETURNED TO THE U.S. HE RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR AND NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL ALONG WITH THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.