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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert T. Raby

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Mrs. Eric E. Hopley

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT, U.S. MARINE CORPS FROM ROTC AT GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, JUNE 1940. SERVED WITH MARINE DETACHMENT ABOARD THE USS MISSISSIPPI BB-41 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, 1941. TRANSFERRED TO MARINE TANK BATTALION AT CAMP ELLIOTT, CALIFORNIA, 1942. RECEIVED NAVY WINGS OF GOLD AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, APRIL 1943. ASSIGNED ADVANCED TRAINING TORPEDO BOMBERS. CRASHED AT SEA, JULY 5, 1943 IN THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.