Robert Henry Sharron, the first husband of Jean Barbara Skowronski Danko, is buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Worcester County, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. His daughter, Barbara Jean Sharron Haffty, is buried with him.
Notre Dame Cemetery (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts), Robert H. Sharron and Barbara J. Sharron Haffty grave marker, Section 25-C, Graves 1 and 2; photographed by Stephen J. Danko, 09 Sep 2005.
Notre Dame Cemetery (Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts), Robert H. Sharron and Barbara J. Sharron Haffty grave marker, Section 25-C, Graves 1 and 2; photographed by Stephen J. Danko, 09 Sep 2005.
The inscription on the monument reads:
ROBERT H. SHARRON
1917 — 1946
SEAMAN 1/C USN
HIS DAUGHTER
BARBARA J. SHARRON HAFFTY
1942 — 2003
OUR LOVING MOTHER
The US Navy Classification Guide describes a Seaman as:
Keeps deck ship-shape. Acts as messenger, lookout, sideboy, telephone talker. Stands anchor watch, lifebuoy watch. Mans guns and handles ammunition. Mans boats. must know organization of ship, including personnel and plan of ship. Ties knots used in seamanship, splices rope, handles ground tackle. Takes soundings. Performs specifically assigned duties at general quarters and emergency drills.
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Copyright © 2007-2019 by Stephen J. Danko
In the archive on the Bits of Blue and Gray website there is a column about “Cleaning and Photographing Gravestones” There are some ideas about how to, hopefully, read those hard to read stones.
Jayne