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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Unofficial Badges

1944-1945, 111X, USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765)

From Month/Year - / 1944	To Month/Year - / 1945
Unit USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765) Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Commander	NEC 111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Base, Station or City Convoy Duty	State/Country Arctic Ocean

Patch	USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765) Details
N/A	Hull number DE-765
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Destroyer Escort
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jul 18, 2009

Memories For This Unit
Best Moment Wartime Command At Sea	Chain of Command 10 Apr 1944 - Reported USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765) for duty as Executive Officer upon ship's commissioning at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida. 06 Apr 1945 - Assumed Command, USS Earl K. Olsen (DE-765). 14 Aug 1945 - Frocked to Lieutenant Commander (LCdr). 20 Oct 1945 - Appointed Temporary Lieutenant Commander (LCdr). Rank as such on 3 Oct 45. 28 Apr 1946 - Detached from Command, USS Earl K. Olsen. Rank Lieutenant Commander (LCdr). [aboard 2 years]

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