Appreciation to Ken, Grandson of Robin Gold (Radioman 3rd class) for providing the photograph of Robin below.

Robin reported aboard the Calvert on May 9th, 1944 and departed on July 4th, 1944. Previous to being on the Calvert he also served on the USS Monrovia (also an attack transport), but I did not see a record for his departure from the Monrovia prior to him joining the Calvert in May of ’44.

As a temporary radar man aboard the Calvert and given the time frame he was aboard, he would have likely been either training the Calvert’s permanent radiomen crew or participating in training exercises in the Pacific (likely Hawaii area) in prep for the Marianas invasions (Saipan and Tinian) that happened in mid July and late July.