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Robert Joseph Doyle, the son of Matthias and Veronica (Gayne) Doyle, was born on September 22, 1922, in Albany, New York. By 1940, he was residing in Schenectady with his parents. Robert worked in the mailing division of the American Locomotive Company after graduating from the Vincentian Institute of Albany.
On October 8, 1942, Robert enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve and held the rank of Pharmacist's Mate Third Class. In Great Lakes, Illinois, and Alameda, California he underwent basic training. Robert continued his education after basic training at the Training Command Field Medical School in Oceanside, California, for hospital corpsmen. Robert died in battle on May 4, 1945, in Japan, during the Battle of Okinawa. He is buried in the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna, New York.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry