Cranford, Robert Marion, WT1c

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rate
Water Tender 1st Class

Last Primary NEC
WT-0000-Water Tender

Last Rating/NEC Group
Water Tender

Primary Unit
1943-1944, WT-0000, USS Houston (CL-81)

Service Years
1932 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Arkansas

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Casualty Info

Home Town Little Rock, AR	Last Address 2410 Booker St Little Rock, AR (Father~Robert Cornelius Cranford)

Casualty Date Oct 14, 1944
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery - Taguig City, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates Tablets of the Missing (cenotaph)

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1944, World War II Fallen
	2016, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2016, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2016, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

1943-1944, WT-0000, USS Houston (CL-81)

From Month/Year May / 1943	To Month/Year October / 1944
Unit USS Houston (CL-81) Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer First Class	NEC WT-0000-Water Tender
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Houston (CL-81) Details
	Hull number CL-81
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Light Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 10, 2016

Yearbook

My Photos For This Unit

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9 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Houston (CL-81)

Miller, Clarence Irving, CPO, (1935-1944)	WT	WT-0000	Chief Petty Officer
Welge, Edwin, LTJG, (1943-1950)	OFF	00X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Behrend, Carl Wilhelm, WO, (1933-1944)	WO	WO	Machinist (WO)
Ewall, Ralph, PO3, (1943-1944)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Murphy, George Dewey, PO2, (1942-1947)	GM	GM-0000	Gunner's Mate 3rd Class
Lanzelotti, William Anthony, S1c, (1943-1944)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Bourke, Frank Frederick, F1c, (1943-1944)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Cox, James Robert, F1c, (1943-1944)	F1c	F1c-0000	Fireman First Class
Behrens, William Wohlsen, RADM, (1917-1948)	OFF		Captain