Smith, Robert Lowell
First Name
Robert
Middle Name
Lowell
Last Name
Smith
Service Branch
Navy
Highest Rank
Radioman 2c
War or Action
World War II
Date Of Birth
11/27/1920
Place Of Birth
Pueblo, CO
County
Otero
Biography

My father graduated Rockyford HS 1938, joined US Navy March 13,1940 and served aboard submarine USS Natilus during the Battle of Midway. He later transferred to new sub USS Capelin in mid 1943. After maiden voyage to Darwin,Australia, Capelin was last sited in the Celebes Sea in late Nov 1943. No trace of her was ever found nor acknowledged as sunk by Japanese reports following the war.

Place Of Death
South Pacific
Circumstances
Lost At Sea On Uss Capelin
Row Number
92
Column Number
5
Panel Number
3

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