[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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