World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert John Bartel, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
St. Paul, Minnesota
Honored By
Robert F. Dunn, Jr.
Relationship
Family Friend
Service Aboard the USS Sangamon CVE-26. While at Kerama Retto, Okinawa, at 19:33 hrs on May 4, 1945, a Japanese kamikaze struck the ship. He was badly wounded from shrapnel but survived.