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S1 Robert Clayton “Bobby” Utterback
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S1 Robert Clayton “Bobby” Utterback

Birth
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Mar 1945 (aged 21)
Japan
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Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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Seaman First Class Robert Clayton ''Bobby'' Utterback, Gunnersmate onboard the USS Franklin CV13. Born 20 Aug 1923 at Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana. He is the son of John Clayton Utterback and Katherine Marie Walden. Bobby was killed 19 March 1945 near Honshu, Japan when the ship was bombed. Bobby recieved the Purple Heart.


Enlisted, Seaman First Class, USS Franklin (CV-13), United States Naval Reserve, U.S. Navy, World War II
Service #6274985

Missing in action or lost at sea; location 3rd and 5th Fleet Raids in support of Okinawa (Japan) Gunto Operations, March 19, 1945, (CasCode6321) killed, body not recovered, dd March 19, 1945

Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon
Seaman First Class Robert Clayton ''Bobby'' Utterback, Gunnersmate onboard the USS Franklin CV13. Born 20 Aug 1923 at Crawfordsville, Montgomery, Indiana. He is the son of John Clayton Utterback and Katherine Marie Walden. Bobby was killed 19 March 1945 near Honshu, Japan when the ship was bombed. Bobby recieved the Purple Heart.


Enlisted, Seaman First Class, USS Franklin (CV-13), United States Naval Reserve, U.S. Navy, World War II
Service #6274985

Missing in action or lost at sea; location 3rd and 5th Fleet Raids in support of Okinawa (Japan) Gunto Operations, March 19, 1945, (CasCode6321) killed, body not recovered, dd March 19, 1945

Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal & Combat Action Ribbon

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Entered the service from Indiana.

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