View a eulogy for Robert Orlikoff, USMA '51, who passed away on November 29, 2005.
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Robert Orlikoff
West Point, 1951
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by Jose Andres "Andy" Chacon on December 1, 2005:
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Born March 19, 1927 ? Died November 29, 2005 Robert "Bob" Orlikoff was born in Passaic, New Jersey on 19 March 1927 and was appointed to West Point from the 8th Congressional District. His West Point classmates recall: "Setting aside his loved horse Cavalry for the Parachute Infantry, Bob retained a bit of the old Army. Failing to win even 'marksman' on the slide rule, yearling he carried the battle with the Math Department through a long campaign, until their unconditional surrender. South Area has lost forever the skirl of his bagpipes, his revival hymns, and the shrieks of his tortured wife." During his cadet days Bob went out for Boxing plebe year, for Hockey yearling year, was with the Ski and Camera Clubs all four years, with the Weight Lifting and German Clubs yearling, cow, and first class years, with the Forum his last year, with the Pistol Club cow and first class year, and was a Cadet Sergeant his first class year. On graduation Bob went in the Armored Corps and after completing the Basic Armored Course at Fort Hood, Texas was assigned to the Tank Battalion with the 82nd Airborne Division where he served from 1951 to 1952. His next assignment was with the 89th Tank Battalion in Korea where he served until 1953. In 1961 Bob returned to school, this time at Heidelberg University in Germany and completed the course in 1962 and was assigned to the Foreign Language Department at West Point where he taught German from 1962 to 1965. In 1965 Bob was assigned to Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam where he served until 1966. Bob's next military assignment was to Headquarters, 1st Support Brigade in the latter part of 1966. In 1970 Bob accepted his last military assignment which was to Headquarters, General Staff Group where he served until 1971 when he was retired disabled as a Lieutenant Colonel. Bob and his wife Christa made their home in Beaufort, North Carolina. jac |
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