Robert E. Brister

Robert E. Brister

Robert Earl Brister was a United States Navy officer during World War II, who was presumed lost at sea.

He was born in Galveston, Texas, 4 May 1920. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve in 1941 and was commissioned an Ensign in 1942. He was officially reported missing in action 2 May 1942 when "Cythera" (PY-26), on which he was serving, was reported long overdue and presumed lost in the Atlantic.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer escort USS "Brister" (DE-327) was named in his honor.

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