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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Eugene Hess

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Columbus, Ohio

Honored By

Rebecca L. Zinobile

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN 1943. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. SAW ACTION AT THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA AND IWO JIMA. WENT THROUGH ONE OF THE WORST TYPHOONS IN NAVAL HISTORY (1944). THE SHIP, USS NECHES WAS THE FIRST TANKER TO ENTER TOKYO HARBOR AFTER JAPAN SURRENDERED. USS NECHES RECEIVED NINE BATTLE STARS, THE MOST THAT ANY TANKER RECEIVED.