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SK3 Roberto Stillman Garcia, U.S. Navy

December 17, 1918 Killed in Action-December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii

PURPLE HEART

Roberto was born in Concepcion, Texas. The 1920 U.S. Census shows his parents were Nicolas

and Cleotilde, and siblings: Cleotilde, Sara, Dora, Esther, Nicolas, and Rodolfo. The census in

Justice Precinct 3 (Concepcion) Duval, TX showed that Roberto was 2 years old.

SK3 Garcia was aboard the Battleship USS California:

(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-bba.htm)

Before dawn on 7 December 1941, the American strategic center of gravity in the Pacific

reposed in the seven battleships then moored along "Battleship Row", the six pairs of

interrupted quays located along Ford Island's eastern side. Quay F-2, the southernmost, which

usually hosted an aircraft carrier, was empty. Northeastward, Battle Force

flagshipCaliforniawas next, moored at F-3. Then came two pairs, moored side by

side:MarylandwithOklahomaoutboard, andTennesseewithWest Virginiaoutboard. Astern

of TennesseelayArizona,which had the repair shipVestalalongside. Last in line was

USSNevada,by herself at quay F-8. These seven battleships, ranging in age from eighteen to

twenty-five years, represented all but two of those available to the Pacific Fleet. The Fleet

flagship,Pennsylvania,was also in Pearl Harbor, drydocked at the nearby Navy Yard. The ninth,

USSColorado,was undergoing overhaul on the west coast.

The USS California during the attack:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-ca.htm

USSCalifornia(BB-44),flagship of the Battle Force, was hit forward and aft by two

Japanese torpedoes in the early minutes of the Pearl Harbor raid. She was later hit by a

bomb and near-missed by another, which caused additional flooding. Californiahad steam

up and was nearly ready to get underway when a large mass of burning oil, drifting down

"Battleship Row", threatened to set the ship afire. She was ordered abandoned, and, when the

crew returned on board sometime later, it was impossible to control her flooding. Despite

strenuous efforts, she slowly settled to the bottom of Pearl Harbor, coming to rest on 10

December. Nearly a hundred of her officers and men were killed in action during the Pearl

Harbor attack. Note: From the Chief Rick Stone (charitable) foundation: SK3c Garcia is one of

20 Missing in Action from the USS California at Pearl Harbor for which we conducted

extensive research in an attempt to locate and return home.

The next pages show the memorials and honorees shown for SK3 Roberto Stillman Garcia.

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Roberto Stillman Garcia

BRANCH OF SERVICE

U.S. Navy

HOMETOWN

Premont, TX

HONORED BY

Ms. Irene Canales Mackay, Niece

ACTIVITY DURING WWII

HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION, PEARL HARBOR, DECEMBER 7, 1941.

S GarciaName: Robert S Garcia

Date of Loss: 7 Dec 1941 0

Branch: U.S. Navy

Rank: SK3

Service Number: 3602144

Status: Missing in Action

Robert S. GarciaID: 03602144Entered the Service From: Texas

Rank: Storekeeper, Third Class

Service:U.S. Navy, United States Navy

Died: Sunday, December 07, 1941

Memorialized at: Honolulu Memorial

Location: Honolulu, HI, USAAwards: Purple Heart

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