Cmdr. Robert Orion Kent (1919-2008) Robert Orion Kent was born on September 28, 1919, the year in which WWI ended and Woodrow Wilson was president. That year 185,440 people died in the third wave of the Flu Pandemic and Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was confirmed when the Royal Astronomical Society saw the predicted effect during a solar eclipse. He was born to Harold Delbert Kent (English descent) and Violet Mae Crkal (Bohemian descent) of 642 Clark Ave., Detroit, Michigan. There were a total of 4 siblings and they were, in birth order: Ruth Martha Kent 1917, Robert Orion Kent 1919, Roy D Kent 1923, and Geraldine Kent 1928. Robert’s middle name was given to him as a namesake of his grandfather Orien E. Kent 1861.
Robert and Ruth Kent
Robert Kent
Robert Kent 9th Grade
Second House 12771 Lauder, Det. Mich.
He was a teenager during The Great Depression and was very fortunate to have his father working at the Detroit Ford Motor Plant as a toolmaker, inspector, and purchasing agent. His father personally met Henry Ford but could not even have been called an acquaintance.
Robert as teenager Playing BB at YMCA
Siblings: Ruth, Robert, Roy, and Geraldine
Siblings: Ruth, Robert, Roy, and Geraldine
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