Robert James Windish
Private Robert J. Windish served with the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona.
He was reported missing in action following the destruction of his ship at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.
Branch
Marine Corps Regular
Service Number 303079
Current Status
Remains Not Recovered
Pursuit Category
Considered permanently non-recoverable.
Final resting place aboard the Arizona.
Capsule History
Pre-War Life
Birth
September 18, 1920
at St. Louis, MO
Parents
John Anthony Windish
Anna Katherine (Buechler) Windish
Education
Central High School (1938)
Occupation
Clerk
Emerson Electric Company
Service Life
Entered Service
January 7, 1941
at St. Louis, MO
Home Of Record
4265 Blair Avenue
St. Louis, MO
Next Of Kin
Father, Mr. John A. Windish
Specialty
Ship’s Detachment
Primary Unit
USS Arizona (BB-39)
Campaigns Served
Pearl Harbor
Individual Decorations
Purple Heart
Additional Service Details
Loss And Burial
Circumstances Of Loss
Private Robert J. Windish 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.
Although there are no known eyewitness accounts of Windish’s last moments, he was likely at his battle station when the Arizona exploded.
Burial Information or Disposition
Windish’s remains were not recovered or identified after the attack. In accordance with Navy tradition, he is considered lost at sea with the Arizona as his final resting place.
Next Of Kin Address
Address of father, Mr. John A. Windish
Location Of Loss
Private Windish was killed in action aboard the USS Arizona.
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