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NAME Robert Glenn Huff |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 311779 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 2611 Columbus Street Fort Worth, TX |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Grayce Mary Huff |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1923 at Fort Worth, TX |
ENTERED SERVICE June 17, 1941 at Dallas, TX |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Robert Huff was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Huff’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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