Robert Lawrence "Strick" Strickler was born in Enid Oklahoma to parents Henry "Bert" and Maude Strickler and died on August 9, 1942. When he was returning from combat air patrol his F4F suddenly dropped into the jungle, and he died instantly over Vanuatu. He had a brother Marvin and a sister Katherine.
He graduated from Enid High School in 1926 and in 1937 from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Robert and his high school sweetheart, Genevieve Conway were married while he was stationed in Pensacola in early 1940's and she survives him. She later remarried and died in 2000.
On June 12, 1943: Genevieve received a naval citation stating, in part: "for bravery and devotion to duty under adverse conditions . . . He was outstanding in detecting and identifying enemy craft often at great personal danger from enemy sniper fire. His skill and intelligence contributed greatly to the defeat and repulse of the Japanese." The full script is on the memorial in Enid Cemetery.
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery as well as having this memorial at Enid Cemetery, in his home town.
The link to his memorial page at honorstates.org can be found HERE. The page includes a portrait and biography of his service.
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