Honors
In his hometown of Waldorf, there is a sports complex named in his honor on Piney Church Road. Robert D. Stethem Memorial Park includes 10 ball fields, two of which have 90-foot infields; the complex is the main complex for the Waldorf Little Leagues. It was opened in 1990 and boasts a memorial stone 75 yards from Stethem's memorial, which includes a tribute plaque to several former Waldorf players, as well as local umpires and district officials who have lost their lives.
There is also a Vocational school located in Pomfret, Maryland named the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center. In Virginia Beach, Virginia there is a barracks named in his honor at Damneck Naval Base. A Navy Lodge in Gulfport, Mississippi also bears his name. In addition, the Port Hueneme Naval Construction Training Center Headquarters Building and a street on the base in his honor.
In 1995, the U.S. Navy launched an Aegis Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer, the USS Stethem (DDG-63) in his honor.
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