Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
VAILAR, Robert Royce - Date of
birth
10 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -
Hometown
Meadowdale, Snohomish County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39172474 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael A. Vailar (father)
Marietta Vailar (mother)
Frances J. Vailar (sister)
Joyce Vailar (sister)
Arnold D. Vailar (brother)
More information
Staff Sergeant Robert R. Vailar enlisted in Tacoma, Washington on 4 April 1942.
Source of information: Cor van den Burg, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet