Volden, Robert L.
Navy Boiler technician
Robert L. Volden, age 38, from Virginia , Vrginia Beach county.
Parents: Arthur Rauscher, great uncle who raised him
Service era: Gulf War
Schools: Quit school at age 17 in 1969 to join the Navy
Date of death: Tuesday, October 30, 1990
Death details: Died with nine other sailors aboard the USS Iwo Jima when the ship’s 850-degree steam pipe erupted.
Source: White House Commission on Remembrance, Department of Defense, Fort Pierce Tribune (1991)