World War II Honoree

Robert Fulton Case

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wallowa, Oregon

Honored By

Julia M. Buckmaster

Relationship

First cousin once removed

SERVED ON THE POMPANO AS CHIEF TORPEDOMAN MATE. DIED ON THE POMPANO. IN THE SIX PATROLS COMPLETED BEFORE HER LOSS, POMPANO SANK TEN ENEMY SHIPS FOR A TOTAL OF 42,000 TONS, AND DAMAGED FOUR, TOTALING 55,300 TONS. IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE WAR, POMPANO PATROLLED NEAR WAKE ISLAND, AND SANK A LARGE FREIGHTER-TRANSPORT OF 16,500 TONS. ON HER SECOND PATROL, CONDUCTED EAST OF FORMOSA, SHE SANK A LARGE TRANSPORT, A TANKER, A SMALL FREIGHTER, AND TWO PATROL BOATS. POMPANO WENT TO THE EMPIRE FOR HER THIRD PATROL, FROM MID-AUGUST TO MID-SEPTEMBER 1942, AND SANK A FREIGHTER AND A PATROL BOAT. IN THE MARSHALS AREA ON HER FOURTH PATROL, SHE DAMAGED TWO TANKERS. GOING TO THE EMPIRE AGAIN FOR HER FIFTH PATROL, POMPANO DAMAGED AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER. SHE WENT TO JAPAN A THIRD TIME FOR HER SIXTH PATROL, THIS TIME ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF HONSHU. THERE SHE SANK A SAMPAN AND DAMAGED A FREIGHTER.