Orr, Robert Newton 1 2a 3

Birth Name Orr, Robert Newton
Gender male
Age at Death 30 years, 9 months, 28 days

Narrative

[USS Franklin] was underway about 1,000 miles off Samar on 30 October [1944] when enemy bombers appeared, bent on a suicide mission. Three doggedly pursued Franklin, the first plummeting off her starboard side; the second hitting the flight deck and crashing through to the gallery deck, showering destruction, killing 56 and wounding 60; the third discharging another near miss at Franklin before diving into the flight deck of the small carrier Belleau Wood. Both carriers retired to Ulithi for temporary repairs and Franklin proceeded to Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, arriving 28 November 1944 for repairs to her battle damage.
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Robert Newton Orr Inducted into the Navy in California, attained the rank of Shipfitter 1st Class in the United States Navy Reserve. Was killed aboard ship on October 30, 1944 and is buried at sea. His name is listed on the Monument at Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Phillipines. He was awarded, posthumously, The Purple Heart and the Navy Marine Corps Medal.
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USS Franklin Honor Roll Page 5: Robert N Orr SF1C Mar 19, 1945

U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
about Robert N Orr
Name: Robert N Orr
Religion: No Record
Disposition: Buried at Sea by Administrative Decision
Service Branch: Navy
RANK: Shipfitter 1st Class
Service number: 6337537
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert N Orr
Inducted From: California
Rank: Shipfitter First Class
Combat Organization: United States Navy Reserve
Death Date: Oct 30 1944
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Navy-Marine Corps Medal
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AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION

Robert N. Orr
Shipfitter, First Class, U.S. Navy
Service #: 6337537
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: California
Died: 30-Oct-44
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery
Manila, Philippines
Awards: Navy-Marine Corps Medal, Purple Heart
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Source: California Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard World War II Casualty List
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/navy/california/o.htm
ORR, Robert Newton, Shipfitter 1c, USNR.
Wife, Mrs. Kathryne Geneva Orr, 1039 Newport Ave., Long Beach.
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U.S. WWII Military Personnel Missing In Action or Lost At Sea, 1941-1946
about Robert N Orr
Name: Robert N Orr
Date of Loss: 30 Oct 1944 0
Branch: U.S. Navy Reserves
Rank: SF1
Service Number: 6337537
STATUS: Lost at Sea
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Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1914-01-02 Montgomery Farm, Johnson Co., Ar   1
Death 1944-10-30 USS Franklin, at sea WW ll   3

Age: 30y 9m 28d

Burial 1945-03-19 At sea    
Christening 11      

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Orr, Isaac1880-02-261970-06-19
Mother Orr, Mollie1884-09-151962-12-12
    Brother     Orr, Luin Smith 1904-10-06 1962-03-12
    Sister     Orr, Mary Eva 1906-08-01 1982-08-10
    Sister     Orr, Mildred Valley 1908-10-06 1908-10-06
    Sister     Liming, Ruby 1911-12-22 1989-12-09
         Orr, Robert Newton 1914-01-02 1944-10-30

Families

Family of Orr, Robert Newton and Orr, Kathryne Geneva
Married Wife Orr, Kathryne Geneva ( * Private + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage Private   Religious Marriage  

Source References

  1. Personal knowledge of Velma Wood
  2. Velma: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=555ed&id=I0700 ORR FAMILY
      • Source text:

        # ID: I0700
        # Name: WILLIAM DENNISON 1 2
        # Sex: M
        # Name: William Dennison 3 2
        # Birth: 1783 in Pittsylvania County, VA 4
        # Birth: 1783 2
        # Birth: 1783 in Pittsylvania, VA, USA 3
        # Birth: 1783 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA 2
        # Death: 1863 in Grayson Co., KY 5
        # Death: 1860 in Grayson, Kentucky, USA 2
        # Death: 1860 in Grayson, KY, USA 3
        # Census: 26 SEP 1850 Grayson Co., KY
        # Census: 12 OCT 1860 Grayson Co., KY Litchfield PO 6
        # Residence: 26 SEP 1850 Grayson Co., KY
        # Residence: 12 OCT 1860 Grayson Co., KY Litchfield PO 6
        # Reference Number: 700
        # Note:

        Emigrated to Grayson County KY via Breckenridge Co. KY about 1815.

        1850 Census Grayson Co., Ky 26 Sep 1850 by W L Conklin
        866-866 William Denison 67 Farmer 300 VA***
        Jane 67 MD
        Catherine 37 VA
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        1860 Census Grayson Co., KY Litchfield PO 12 Oct 1860 by Anderson Gray
        1158-1158 William Denison 76 Farmer 400 800 VA***
        Patsy Collard 35 Serving KY ( Dau of William, Martha Patsy)
        Sarah J Collard 13 KY
        Malinda Collard 11 KY
        Hetty Collard 7 KY

         

         

         

         

        Father: Benjamin Dennison b: 1755 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
        Mother: Drucilla b: 1760 in Virginia, USA

        Marriage 1 Jennie Jane Barnes b: ABT 1783 in MD

        * Married: 4 OCT 1803 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA 2
        * Married: 1803 in Pittsylvania Co., VA 5

        Children

        1. Has Children JAMES A DENNISON b: ABT 1818 in Grayson Co., KY
        2. Has No Children Daniel Dennison b: 1804 in VA
        3. Has Children Trammel Dennison b: ABT 1807 in VA
        4. Has Children Henry D Dennison b: 1809 in VA
        5. Has Children Catherine Kittie Dennison b: ABT 1812 in VA
        6. Has Children Susan Anderson Dennison b: ABT 1815 in KY
        7. Has No Children Nancy Ann Dennison b: 1820 in VA, USA
        8. Has Children Martha Patsy Dennison b: ABT 1825 in KY
        9. Has Children Joseph Josiah Dennison b: 1826 in VA, USA
        10. Has Children Elizabeth A Betsy Dennison b: ABT 1828 in Grayson Co., KY

         

        Sources:

        1. Title: 1850 United States Federal Census
        Author: Ancestry.com
        Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005
        Note: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
        Repository:
        Note: www.ancestry.com
        Media: Ancestry.com
        Text: 67 yrs old
        2. Title: One World Tree (sm)
        Author: Ancestry.com
        Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
        Repository:
        Note: www.ancestry.com
        Media: Ancestry.com
        Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
        3. Title: One World Tree (sm)
        Author: Ancestry.com
        Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.
        Repository:
        Note: www.ancestry.com
        Media: Ancestry.com
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        4. Title: Family Search Internet
        Repository:
        Media: Book
        Text: Pedigree Resource File
        5. Title: GENCIRCLES, Lynda Sumners, Jackson/ Sumners Roots
        Repository:
        Media: Book
        6. Title: 1860 United States Federal Census
        Author: Ancestry.com
        Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004
        Note: United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860
        Repository:
        Note: www.ancestry.com
        Media: Ancestry.com

         

         

      • Citation:

        e-mail: v_kwood@yahoo.com

  3. American Battle Monuments Commission