Robert Bruce CARLSON (158033)

[Kocab Zdenek]

Hello,

is anyone able to help with following questions? I would like to know the exact date of his USN joining and also when he left the USN.

Thanks.

Regards Zdenek Kocab

[R Leonard]

Robert Bruce Carlson (4124775)
S2c (V-5), Los Angeles, enlisted 2/7/1942
S2c (V-5), NAS Corpus Christi recd from NRAB Los Angeles, 7/8/1942
S2c (V-5), NAS Corpus Christi hon disch to accept appointment as AvCad, 7/8/1942

Robert Bruce Carlson (158033)
AvCad USNR, NAS Corpus Christi, 7/9/1942
ENS, USNR AV(N), Date of rank, 12/1/1942
ENS, USNR AV(N), VF-40 Ondongo New Georgia, 12/30/1943
LTJG, USNR AV(N), Date of rank, 1/1/1944
LTJG, USNR AV(N), VF-40 NAS San Diego, 6/1/1944
LTJG, USNR A1, VF-30 USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24), 4/12/1945
LT, USNR A1, Date of rank, 5/1/1945
LT USNR in 4/1/1951 USNR Register
LCDR USNR in 4/1/1953 USNR Register, date of rank, 1/1/1952
LCDR USNR in 7/1/1955 USNR Register

Does not appear in 1/1/1958 USN/USNR active duty Register
Does not appear in 1/1/1959 USNR Register
So, left reserve service sometime between July 1955 and January 1958

[Kocab Zdenek]

Does anyone know the exact date of his death?

Thanks.

[R Leonard]

Did some sleuthing about, Social Security Death Indexes and such, and came up empty handed; no Robert Carlson matched his birthday that I could find. As I understand it, way back when, social security numbers did not come about until one applied, regardless of age . . . now-a-days newborns are signed up before they leave the hospital. I know my father did not get one until sometime in the 1950's . . . pretty far along since he was born in 1916. He had, of course, his USN service number, pretty much all he needed as social security funds were not drawn from his active duty pay. The USN switched identification numbers from service numbers to social security numbers in the late 1960's.

So, there's a possibility that Carlson never got an SSN and faded off the mortal coil fairly early without mention.