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+ Timeline
+| 28 Jul 1923 | Born to Ithamar Benedict Rettgers and Laura Tyson Hartenstine |
| 9 Sep 1923 | Baptised at Central United Methodist Church, Reading, PA |
| 1930 Census | 128 West Pike St, Reading, PA |
| 24 Feb 1937 | Father passes away from complications of chemical warfare exposure in WWI |
| 1940 Census | 128 West Pike St, Reading, PA |
| 13 Jun 1941 | Graduates from Reading Senior High School |
| 27 Aug 1941 | Enlisted in the Navy at Philadelphia, PA |
| 28 Dec 1945 | Married to Marjorie Ethel Fett in Berks County, PA |
| 28 Aug 1946 | Honorable Discharge from the US Navy |
| 1947 | Started at Metropolitan Edison as a meter tester, laboratory tester, field tester |
| 1950 Census | 606 Kutztown Rd, Laureldale, PA |
| 1948-1967 | Three Daughters were born to Robert and Marjorie |
| Jun 1954 | Graduated from Pennsylvania State University Extension School with a degree in Industrial Electricity |
| 1969-1994 | Seven Grandchildren were born |
| 1985 | Retired from Metropolitan Edison (GPU) as District Manager for Dillsburg |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Died in Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Buried in Dillsburg Cemetery, Dillsburg, PA |
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+| 27 Aug 1941 | Enlisted in the Navy at Philadelphia, PA |
| 28 Aug 1941 | Arrived at Boot Camp, NTS Newport |
| 23 Oct 1941 | Graduated from Boot Camp, NTS Newport, 40th Co |
| 28 Oct 1941 | Report to US NTS San Diego, CA |
| 7 Dec 1941 | Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese Imperial Navy |
| 19 Feb 1942 | Completed Group I (A) School, NTS San Diego, CA |
| 3 Mar 1942 | Seaman 2nd class (Sea2c) Rettgers arrives onboard USS Helena (CL-50) a St. Louis class light cruiser which was an upgraded Brooklyn class cruiser |
| 1 May 1942 | Sea2c Rettgers promoted to Seaman 1st class (Sea1c) |
| 23 May 1942 | Sea1c Rettgers transferred to US Naval Hospital Mare Island, CA for treatment. Sea2c Rettgers had fallen down a hatch and damaged his kidney. On his 1946 Draft Registration paperwork, the scar is noted as "Incision mark on right abdomen." |
| 12 Aug 1942 | Reports to R.S. San Francisco |
| 25 Aug 1942 | Reports to R.S. New York, New York |
| 1 Sep 1942 | Sea1c Rettgers reports on board USS Saufley (DD-465) |
| 1 Nov 1942 | Sea1c Rettgers promoted to Fire Controlman Third Class (FC3c) |
| 1 May 1943 | FC3c Rettgers promoted to Fire Controlman Second Class (FC2c) |
| 1 Apr 1944 | FC2c Rettgers promoted to Fire Controlman First Class (FC1c) |
| 6 Jun 1944 | D-Day landings at Normandy, France |
| 8 May 1945 | VE Day (victory in Europe) and formal surrender of Germany |
| 22 Jun 1945 | FC1c Rettgers is released from the Saufley to Advanced Fire Control School, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. |
| 6 Aug 1945 | Little Boy Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima |
| 9 Aug 1945 | Fat Man Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki |
| 9 Aug 1945 | Reports to Advanced Fire Control School, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. |
| 14 Aug 1945 | VJ Day (victory over Japan) |
| 15 Aug 1945 | Promoted to Warrant Gunner |
| 2 Sep 1945 | Japan formally surrenders |
| 31 Jan 1946 | Completed NTS Fire Control - Advanced, Washington, D.C. |
| 19 Feb 1946 | Arrives on USS Boston (CA-69) |
| 28 Aug 1946 | Honorable Discharge from the US Navy |
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+ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (5 Stars: 2 silver, and 3 Gold for 13 total campaigns)
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+ Philippine Liberation Ribbon (1 Star)
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For the Asiatic-Pacific Area Ribbon, Robert was onboard for the following engagements:
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- P9 - Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal - 10 Aug 42 - 8 Feb 43 +
- P19 - Consolidation of Solomon Islands - 8 Feb 43 - 15 Mar 45 +
- P21 - New Georgia Group operation - 20 Jun - 16 Oct 43 +
- P22 - P22 - Bismarck Archipelago operation - 25 Jun 43 - 1 May 44 +
- P001 - Anti-Submarine Warfare - 15 Sep 43 +
- P24 - Treasury-Bougainville operation - 27 Oct - 15 Dec 43 +
- P29 - Marianas operation - 10 Jun - 27 Aug 44 +
- P32 - Luzon operation - 12 Dec 44 - 1 Apr 45 +
- P003 - Anti-Submarine Warfare - 6 Apr 44 +
- P38 - Tinian capture and occupation - 24 Jul - 1 Aug 44 +
- P002 - Anti-Submarine Warfare - 27 Nov 44 +
- P39 - Consolidation of the Southern Philippines - 28 Feb - 20 Jul 45 +
- P41 - Manila Bay-Bicol operations - 29 Jan - 16 Apr 45 +
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+ Reunions
+Robert ("Bob") attended many Saufley reunions, and hosted one. He "learned about the SAUFLEY Reunions from a shipmate and first attended a meeting in 1965. He found it was a great experience to get together with shipmates and their families." (Uncommon Crew pg 286)
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- 1965 Alton Bay, NH +
- 1970 Bethlehem, PA +
- 1971 Wolcott, CT +
- 1973 Newport, RI +
- 1974 Chester, PA +
- 1977 Fleetwood, PA +
- 1979 Rumford, RI +
- 1981 Dallas, TX +
- 1985 Independence, MO +
- 1986 Lynchburg, VA +
- 1987 Struthers, OH +
- 1988 Daytona Shores, FL +
- 1989 Philadelphia, PA +
- 1990 New London, CT +
- 1991 Bloomington, MN +
- 1992 Fairfax City, VA +
- 1993 Daytona Shores, FL +
- 1994 Harrisburg, PA (Hosted by Robert and Marjorie Rettgers) +
- 1995 Daytona Shores, FL +
- 1996 Colorado Spring, CO +
- 1999 Reno, NE +
- 2000 Minneapolis, MN +
- 2001 Middletown, RI +
- 2002 Daytona Shores, FL +
- 2004 Pittsburg, PA +
- 2005 Virginia Beach, VA +