World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert William Weigel
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Oxnard, California
Honored By
Yvonne Weigel-Borjon
Relationship
Daughter
IN THE MERCHANT MARINES, HE SERVED ON A TANKER THAT DELIVERED GAS AND OIL TO OUR TROOPS. HE LEFT THE MERCHANT MARINES IN 1942 OR 1943 AND JOINED THE U.S. NAVY. HIS RANK IN THE NAVY WAS SEAMAN 1ST CLASS. HE SERVED HERE IN THE U.S. DURING 1944.