Robert
Donald
"Bob"
Ward
Born in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Kenneth Charles Ward and [private sister (1930s - unknown)]
Husband of
Patricia Joyce (Stewart) Ward
— married
1 Feb 1956 in San Diego, California, United States
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1950s - unknown)], Raymond Ward, [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], [private daughter (1960s - unknown)], Richard Ward and [private son (1970s - unknown)]
Died
at age 78
in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2018
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Biography
| Robert Ward participated in the Korean War. Join: Korean Conflict Project Discuss: Korean_War |
Robert Donald "Bob" Ward was born on August 24th, 1930 in Auburn, New York. He was the oldest of 3 children born to Kenneth Edwin Ward, who was 22 & Mildred Louise Defendorf, who was 20. He passed away on May 31st, 2009 at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. He was 78
During the Korean War, he was present on the Essex-Class aircraft carrier, the USS Boxer when a fire broke out on the hangar deck on August 5th, 1952. It had only been a few days since it left port from Yokosuka, Japan. Casualties totaled up to 8 dead, 1 missing, 1 critically injured, 1 seriously burned, and about 70 overcome by smoke. 18 aircraft were also damaged or destroyed.
On February 1st, 1956, he married Patricia Joyce Stewart in San Diego, California. They were also 2nd cousins once removed, both of them being descendants of William Ward & Mary Ann Blackwell. However, family members have said that they did not know this until after they had started a family.
Robert & Patricia had a total of 6 children together. Although their 2nd born child Raymond, died at about 6 months old.
Robert Ward served in the United States Navy in the Korean War
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Robert D. Ward
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Navy Good Conduct Medal
- China Service Medal (Extended)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Korean Service Medal
- Honorable Discharge
- United Nations Service Medal
- Name on the wall at Auburn,NY
- Served Navy Korean War
- Served on the Boxer and the Lexington.
DNA Connections
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his third cousin twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 4x great grandparents, William Ward and Mary Blackwell. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins twice removed, based on sharing 8 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his third cousin once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 3x great grandparents, Edwin Bishop and Helen Powers. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins once removed, based on sharing 65 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his fourth cousin twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 4x/5x great grandparents, Thomas Ward and Elizabeth Woods. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins twice removed, based on sharing 34 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his first cousin twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 2x great grandparents, Louis Defendorf and Elizabeth Ramsay. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st Cousins twice removed, based on sharing 395 cM across 20 segment; Confidence: Extremely High.
Sources
- (Ward, Robert) Personal Recollection
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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Robert Ward
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