Robert D. Ross
Robert David Ross, Master Sergeant, born Jan. 9, 1917, Fulton
County, AR. After some college he joined the USN July 12, 1938. Basic
training was at San Diego. Served in West Virginia, Dewey, Maury
Amphibious Base and Pearl Harbor.
Memorable experiences was abandoning West Virginia on Dec. 7, 1941 and
Coral Sea and Midway engagements. He was discharged Oct. 10, 1945 as
CY and retired July 31, 1962, as MSgt, USAF. He received the
Presidential Unit Citation and all the usual medals for serving in the
Pacific.
Married Clara (Fuge) and they have two daughters, Nancy and Linda and
three grandchildren: Nathan, Sean and Bradley Miller. Retired after 20
years clerical work with Bureau of Prisons. Hobby is golfing.
Reprinted with permission from Turner Publishing