The Martha s Vineyard Times
Robert B. Dayton Jr. (“Bob”), 93, of Williamsport, Pa., passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital. Surviving is his loving wife of 69 years, Rosemary (Berkheiser) Dayton.
Born April 24, 1927, in Williamsport, he was a son of Robert B. Dayton Sr. and Marion (Hebden) Dayton. Bob attended Williamsport High School, but left in his junior year to join the merchant marine in 1945, where he served as a radio officer on cargo ships carrying military supplies to various ports in Europe, and later bringing troops back home. He obtained his training in radio communications at Williamsport Tech, a division of the Williamsport High School where a special department was set up to provide this specialized training at night, after normal class hours.
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Robert B. “Bob” Dayton, Jr., 93, of Williamsport, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020 at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital. Surviving is his loving wife of 69 years Rosemary (Berkheiser) Dayton.
Born April 24, 1927, in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Robert B. Dayton Sr. and Marion (Hebden) Dayton.
Bob attended Williamsport High School but left in his junior year to join the Merchant Marine in 1945 where he served as a radio officer on cargo ships carrying military supplies to various ports in Europe and later bringing troops back home. He obtained his training in radio communications at Williamsport Tech, a division of the Williamsport High School where a special department was set up to provide this specialized training at night after normal class hours.