Sailor's Life Lost In Pacific--Claude Robertson Is Accidentally Killed
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Robertson, of Gilreath, have received news that their son, Claude Robertson, a navy veteran of three years service, died in the Pacific on April 21.
News of his death was contained in a letter to the parents from the captain of the battleship on which Claude was serving. The letter stated that Claude, age 21, went overboard during a storm, that a destroyer was assigned immediately to pick him up, that he was found and that naval doctors tried for three hours to save his life, but could not. Although the death was attributed to drowning and exposure, the opinion was expressed that the young man may have received an injury as he went overboard during the storm.
Claude was one of four Robertson brothers in the service in various parts of the world-- Major Robertson is in service with U.S. army forces in North Africa; Oscar is with army forces in the South Pacific area; and Clifford with army forces in England. A fifth member of the family, Hugh Robertson, enlisted in the marines, but was discharged when it was learned that his age was only 13.
Captain H. D. Clarke, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Idaho wrote a letter praising Claude's record very highly, saying, "Claude, an aviation metalsmith, was one of the best men in the ship's crew and was held in the highest esteem. He lived right and died as he lived, a clean living, industrious and wholesome young American, of whom we were all proud and whose death grieved all of us greatly. He performed his duty to the best of his ability."
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Robertson, of Gilreath, have received news that their son, Claude Robertson, a navy veteran of three years service, died in the Pacific on April 21.
News of his death was contained in a letter to the parents from the captain of the battleship on which Claude was serving. The letter stated that Claude, age 21, went overboard during a storm, that a destroyer was assigned immediately to pick him up, that he was found and that naval doctors tried for three hours to save his life, but could not. Although the death was attributed to drowning and exposure, the opinion was expressed that the young man may have received an injury as he went overboard during the storm.
Claude was one of four Robertson brothers in the service in various parts of the world-- Major Robertson is in service with U.S. army forces in North Africa; Oscar is with army forces in the South Pacific area; and Clifford with army forces in England. A fifth member of the family, Hugh Robertson, enlisted in the marines, but was discharged when it was learned that his age was only 13.
Captain H. D. Clarke, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Idaho wrote a letter praising Claude's record very highly, saying, "Claude, an aviation metalsmith, was one of the best men in the ship's crew and was held in the highest esteem. He lived right and died as he lived, a clean living, industrious and wholesome young American, of whom we were all proud and whose death grieved all of us greatly. He performed his duty to the best of his ability."
Sailor's Life Lost In Pacific--Claude Robertson Is Accidentally Killed
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Robertson, of Gilreath, have received news that their son, Claude Robertson, a navy veteran of three years service, died in the Pacific on April 21.
News of his death was contained in a letter to the parents from the captain of the battleship on which Claude was serving. The letter stated that Claude, age 21, went overboard during a storm, that a destroyer was assigned immediately to pick him up, that he was found and that naval doctors tried for three hours to save his life, but could not. Although the death was attributed to drowning and exposure, the opinion was expressed that the young man may have received an injury as he went overboard during the storm.
Claude was one of four Robertson brothers in the service in various parts of the world-- Major Robertson is in service with U.S. army forces in North Africa; Oscar is with army forces in the South Pacific area; and Clifford with army forces in England. A fifth member of the family, Hugh Robertson, enlisted in the marines, but was discharged when it was learned that his age was only 13.
Captain H. D. Clarke, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Idaho wrote a letter praising Claude's record very highly, saying, "Claude, an aviation metalsmith, was one of the best men in the ship's crew and was held in the highest esteem. He lived right and died as he lived, a clean living, industrious and wholesome young American, of whom we were all proud and whose death grieved all of us greatly. He performed his duty to the best of his ability."
Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Robertson, of Gilreath, have received news that their son, Claude Robertson, a navy veteran of three years service, died in the Pacific on April 21.
News of his death was contained in a letter to the parents from the captain of the battleship on which Claude was serving. The letter stated that Claude, age 21, went overboard during a storm, that a destroyer was assigned immediately to pick him up, that he was found and that naval doctors tried for three hours to save his life, but could not. Although the death was attributed to drowning and exposure, the opinion was expressed that the young man may have received an injury as he went overboard during the storm.
Claude was one of four Robertson brothers in the service in various parts of the world-- Major Robertson is in service with U.S. army forces in North Africa; Oscar is with army forces in the South Pacific area; and Clifford with army forces in England. A fifth member of the family, Hugh Robertson, enlisted in the marines, but was discharged when it was learned that his age was only 13.
Captain H. D. Clarke, commanding officer of the U.S.S. Idaho wrote a letter praising Claude's record very highly, saying, "Claude, an aviation metalsmith, was one of the best men in the ship's crew and was held in the highest esteem. He lived right and died as he lived, a clean living, industrious and wholesome young American, of whom we were all proud and whose death grieved all of us greatly. He performed his duty to the best of his ability."
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