Simpson, Robert I., Knocked Overboard- died 1919

SIMPSON

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Date: 4/22/2020 at 08:23:16

Evening Times-Republican, Friday, Aug 01, 1919, Marshalltown, IA, Page: 2

IOWA FALLS SAILOR KILLED
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Robert I. Simpson Loses Life in
North Sea Mine Explosion
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Washington, D. C., Aug. 1 – Robert I. Simpson of Iowa Falls, was killed and another seaman injured in the explosion of a mine close aboard a mine sweeper, Curlew, in the North Sea, the Navy Department was advised yesterday. Simpson was knocked overboard and his body was not recovered. The Curlew was damaged slightly.