World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Essick
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Patrick T. Lanigan
ENTERED SERVICE DECEMBER, 1943 FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION; GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS. SERVED ABOARD THE USS LST 125 AND USS CHARLES CARROLL (APA-28). MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE, 3RD CLASS. HONORABLE DISCHARGE, APRIL 7, 1946; PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 4 STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 STARS.