Kaiser, Robert Wellington, Jr., PO2

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
MO-0000-Motor Machinist/Oiler

Last Rating/NEC Group
Motor Machinistmate/Oiler

Primary Unit
1942-1944, MO-0000, USS Trout (SS-202)

Service Years
1940 - 1944

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Personal Details

Home State

Maryland

Year of Birth
1922

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Casualty Info

Home Town Baltimore, MD	Last Address Baltimore, MD

Casualty Date Feb 29, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Calverton National Cemetery (VA) - Calverton, New York	Wall/Plot Coordinates MA 0 1 (memorial marker)

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

USS Trout (SS-202) began her 11th war patrol on 8 February 1944. She was enroute to the East China Sea. On 29 February a Japanese convoy was attacked in the area assigned to Trout, and one ship was sunk, and another severely damaged. Trout was never heard from again, and may have been sunk by one of the convoy's escorts. Motor Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Kaiser was listed as Missing in Action and later declared dead 14 April 1946.

Comments/Citation:

Service number: 2238303

1940-1940, AS-0000, USS Chicago (CA-29)

From Month/Year December / 1940	To Month/Year December / 1940
Unit USS Chicago (CA-29) Unit Page
Rate Apprentice Seaman	NEC AS-0000-Apprentice Seaman
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Chicago (CA-29) Details
	Hull number CA-29
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 22, 2018

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Chicago (CA-29)

Hogge, Herbert Graham, CPO, (1924-1952)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Hogge, Herbert Graham, CPO, (1924-1952)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Adams, Gerald Joseph, PO2, (1939-1943)	BM	BM-0000	Petty Officer 2nd Class
King, William Richard, PO3, (1940-1945)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Rowcliff, Gilbert Jonathan, RADM, (1902-1945)			Rear Admiral Lower Half
OLD, Francis, VADM, (1917-1954)			Lieutenant Commander
Buchanan, Charles Allen, RADM, (1926-1964)	OFF		Lieutenant
Phelan, James Frederick, CDR, (1940-1960)			Ensign
Bedilion, Robert William, CDR, (1918-1943)			Lieutenant Commander