Nichols, Robert, CDR

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Commander

Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1959-1962, 111X, Military Sea Transportation Service

Service Years
1923 - 1962

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Personal Details

Home State

Kentucky

Year of Birth
1906

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Contact Info

Home Town Shipmates Only	Last Address Sunnyvale, Calif
Date of Passing Nov 12, 1970

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1943-1943, 111X, USS Sheldrake (AM-62)

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year - / 1943
Unit USS Sheldrake (AM-62) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant	NEC 111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Base, Station or City Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji	State/Country Pacific

Patch	USS Sheldrake (AM-62) Details
N/A	Hull number AM-62
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Auxiliary
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 18, 2009

Memories For This Unit
Best Moment Wartime Command At Sea	Chain of Command 24 Jul 1943 - Reported USS Sheldrake (AM-62) for duty as Executive Officer at Noumea, New Calendonia 02 Aug 1943 - Assumed Command, USS Sheldrake (AM-62) at Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji. 05 Nov 1943 - Detached from Command of USS Sheldrake at Espiritu Santo. Rank Lieutenant (Lt). [aboard 3 1/2 months]

Other Memories The auxiliary minesweeper criss-crossed the South Pacific shepherding convoys between bases in the New Hebrides (Solomon Islands) New Caledonia. She also made occasional runs to New Zealand, Samoa, and Fiji. The Sheldrake also participated intermittently in patrols off of Guadalcanal.

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