World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Joseph Mosites
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Wife Irene Mosites and his 10 children.
ENTERED NAVY IN JANUARY 1945. STATIONED ABOARD THE USS OCEANUS ARB-1, ARRIVING AT LEYTE, PHILIPPINES IN AUGUST 1945, THE SHIP REMAINED IN SAN PEDRO BAY, PHILIPPINES UNTIL AFTER THE END OF THE WAR. POST WAR DUTIES TOOK THE SHIP TO OKINAWA, THENCE TO CHINA. AT SHANGHAI FROM OCTOBER INTO DECEMBER 1945 HE SERVICED LANDING AND PATROL CRAFT ASSIGNED TO CHINA GROUP. SAILED HOME IN 1947 FOR DEACTIVATION OF THE SHIP. RECEIVED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN AREA CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.