Service Details
Rank
Lieutenant JG
Branch
Navy
Years of Service
1951-1954
Decorations
-China Service Medal (Extended) -National Defense Service Medal -United Nations Service Medal -Korean Service Medal -Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Pledge Class
1950
Their Story
Upon graduation from the University of Idaho, Rob was commissioned in the Navy and served 18 months in the Korean War aboard the U.S.S. Bremerton (CA-130), a heavy cruiser that fought on the east coast of Korea. He was responsible for the gun batteries. At the conclusion of the war, he served another 18 months as a Naval Legal Officer achieving the rank Lieutenant JG. He graduated from the Naval Justice School in 1953. After completion of his military service he went on to Stanford Law School, graduating in 1958. Brother Faisant passed away in early 2026 at the age of 94.