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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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