ROBERT W. BRIGHTMAN, ENS, USN
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Robert Brightman '45
Lucky Bag
From the 1945 Lucky Bag:
Loss
Robert was lost when USS Spence (DD 512) capsized and sank in Typhoon Cobra on December 18, 1944. Three hundred seventeen men were lost from Spence; only 24 of her officers and crew survived. Unable to determine what Robert's billet was aboard, or when he reported.
His wife was listed as next of kin. He has a memory marker in New Mexico.
The men and ships involved in Typhoon Cobra are extensively chronicled in "Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II" by Bruce Henderson.
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Henry Oates '45 and James Reid '45 were also in 6th Company.
Class of 1945
Robert is one of 59 members of the Class of 1945 on Virtual Memorial Hall.