Project 888
Name: Robert Taft WHITMAN
Rank / Rating: LT.-LieutenantService #: 160540 DOB: Apr 09, 1917 From: Greenwich, CT Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Whitman Went Aboard: Apr 14, 1943 Age When Ship Went Down: 28 years, 3 months, 21 days Spouse: Children: Grandchildren: Bio Submitted By: Carl Fahnestock (Admin) |
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| Lieutenant Robert Taft Whitman was born to parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Whitman of Greenwich, Connecticut on April 09, 1917. At age 25 (in August 1942), Robert was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy. He was obviously very well regarded as a knowledgeable and respected leader who at his young age was selected to serve as an instructor at a USNR Midshipman School. It was from the Midshipman School, where Robert had been serving, that he was then selected to serve aboard USS Indianapolis CA-35. His skills, talents and knowledge were obviously at a high level as he received two promotions (from Ensign to Lieutenant(jg) and then on to the rank of a full Lieutenant) in just under two years aboard Indy. Lieutenant Whitman was Lost At Sea as a result of the July 30, 1945 sinking of USS Indianapolis. He was subsequently honored at a memorial service at Christ Episcopal Church in Greenwich, Connecticut. | |
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