★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Robert Bianchi, USN '83 was lost on March 23, 1987 when the HH-46 helicopter he was piloting crashed near the Bucao River, Philippines, approximately 30 miles north of Naval Air Station Subic Bay. He was assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy.
In the Lucky Bag: "Biancs has the uncanny talent of talking his way out of - or into - anything that might come up. It’s a good thing too, because he had to use his talent a lot. The man with the silver tongue could often be found talking his way out of trouble at school and into trouble with girls off campus. … Bobby must have known he was going to be elected lax captain as a senior because he started his three striper libs second semester- sophomore year. This 3 year starter was very quick with his stick, hence the name quickdraw. Laid back off the field, but intense on the field, Bert was a great leader by example."
Robert was survived by his parents and two brothers. One of those brothers, CDR Kevin Bianchi '85, was also killed in a helicopter crash.
The Lt. Robert T. Bianchi Award is awarded to the Most Valuable Player on the Naval Academy lacrosse team.
He is buried in New Jersey.
To Honor! ⚓
https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/ROBERT_T._BIANCHI,_LT,_USN