Collection	Gold Star Mothers
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Gelatin print of Robert George Litke.
Event	World War II
Medium	Photographic Paper
Notes	Cut out image from a group photograph showing the bust of Robert George Litke, United States Navy. Robert George Litke was the son of Benjamin H. Litke of Oshkosh, WI. He enlisted in the US Navy in June 1940. He served for two years in the Pacific Theater on board a seaplane tender and later on the escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. In June 1943 he was married in Los Angeles, CA. His ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine on November 24, 1943 near the Gilbert Islands. He was listed as Missing in Action in December 1943.
Object ID	P2003.51.3
Object Name	Print, Photographic
People	Litke, Robert George
Print size	1 1/4" x 3"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Male World War II United States Navy Casualties Pacific Theater of Operations
Title	Robert George Litke
Year Range from	1943
Year range to	1944

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