Name/Title
Robert O. Drake Navy UniformEntry/Object ID
NavyUniform2022.5Description
Robert Otis Drake
SN: 2389220
Torpedoman Second Class
Enlisted: December 20, 1942
USS Ajax
Received October 30, 1943
Transfered March 31, 1945 for duty under training in connection with 6th Increment Navy V12 program via USS Admiral Coontz
Binder
About the Ship
(Courtesy of Naval Heritage and History Command)
The USS Ajax (AR-6) was laid down on 7 May 1941 at San Pedro, Calif., by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp.; launched on 22 August 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Isaac C. Johnson; commissioned on 30 October 1943, Comdr. John L. Brown in command.
The repair ship departed San Pedro on 9 December, arrived at Pearl Harbor on 16 December, and began preparing small craft to be used as control vessels in the Marshall Islands campaign by installing radar, sound detection equipment, and antiaircraft guns.Label/Inscription/Signature
name hand stitched into top and bottomParts
Count
2Parts
Dress Jumper, pantsCondition
Overall Condition
Very GoodDate Examined
Aug 15, 2022Provenance
Notes
established through hand stitched name in uniformCreate Date
August 15, 2022Update Date
November 22, 2022
