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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Harry Lynn
Date of birth
23 August 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Peoria County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36479996
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Richterich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 11 42

Immediate family

Members
Harry M. Robinson (father)
Polina (Swim) Robinson (mother)
Josephine A. Robinson (sister)
Richard E. Robinson (brother)
Virginia R. Robinson (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Harry L. Robinson enlisted in Peoria, Illinois in 5 April 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Branyan/Swim/Daniel/Borror Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Peoria High School Illinois 1942