World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert Fredric Read
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Rochester, New York
Honored By
Lynda M. Read Gavens
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED ON THE USS CASTOR AND USS ENTERPRISE; 1939 TO 1942. GILBERT AND MARSHALL ISLANDS RAIDS, WAKE ISLAND, MARCUS ISLAND, MIDWAY, GUADALCANAL AND DOOLITTLE RAID. DURING THE BATTLE OF STEWART ISLAND, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION; AUGUST 24, 1942 DURING AN ATTACK ON THE USS ENTERPRISE. HE WAS KILLED AS HE PHOTOGRAPHED A BOMB EXPLODING ON THE FLIGHTDECK. HIS CAMERA AND LAST PHOTOGRAPH REMAINED. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART. HE WAS BURIED AT SEA.