World War II Honoree

Robert Lawrence Eichorn

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

John J. Eichorn

Relationship

Son

WAS THE OFFICER ON DECK ON THE USS HULBERT, ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. THE USS HULBERT WAS DOCKED AT THE SUBMARINE BASE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM FORD ISLAND AT PEARL HARBOR, U.S. TERRITORY OF HAWAII. THE USS HULBERT, WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENGAGE THE JAPANESE AND CITED AS BRINGING DOWN ONE OF THE FIRST JAPANESE PLANES DURING THE ATTACK. ALSO SAW DUTIES ABOARD THE USS HULBERT PATROLLING WATERS OFF THE COAST OF ALASKA NEAR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. HE WAS ALSO A NAVAL AVIATOR IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE WITH MISSIONS INCLUDING RECONNAISSANCE OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN, FLYING THE CATALINA PBM.