Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Robert Earnest Innis

USNR (278741). American

Died  29 May 1944

Roster information listed for Robert Earnest Innis


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
USS Block Island (CVE 21)Escort carrierEnsign29 May 1944 (+)U-549 (1)

Personal information

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Calvin Innis, of Pittsburg, KS. Pilot of a Wildcat fighter from VC-55, vectored to the Canary Islands after USS Block Island was torpedoed and lost after ditching his plane at night after running out of fuel.


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