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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Roy Patton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Diller, Nebraska

Honored By

Patricia Patton Schuttler

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CHIEF SIGNALMAN. ENLISTED SEPTEMBER 1939. SERVED ON USS PATOKA; DECEMBER 1939 TO AUGUST 1942, BRAZIL; SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO; AND TRINIDAD. REPORTED TO USS BRISK; DECEMBER 1942 TO JULY 1943. ESCORTED CONVOYS BETWEEN NEW YORK CITY TO GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. USS MIAMI; JULY 1943 TO DECEMBER 1945. IN APRIL 1944, WENT TO THE PACIFIC TO BEGIN OPERATIONS AGAINST JAPAN. ACCOMPANIED CARRIER AS THEY ATTACKED THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.