serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1941 -- 1942 united states naval reserve lae on new guinea 6 september 1942 rock island , illinois united states of america commanded landing craft navy cross -lrb- posthumous -rrb- new guinea theatre of operations 26 august 1914 lieutenant , junior grade robert walter rolf
 robert walter rolf
robert walter rolf

robert walter rolf -lrb- born 26 august 1914 in rock island , illinois -rrb- was an american naval officer .
he attended augustana college in his hometown before enlisting in the u.s. naval reserve at chicago , illinois , 5 august 1941 .
