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JERNIGAN, Robert Mason - Date of
birth
20 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Brewton, Escambia County, Alabama -
Hometown
Brewton, Escambia County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34165995 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Gey-Stras, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry Jernigan (father)
Annie Jernigan (mother)
Iva L. Jernigan (sister)
Leon Jernigan (brother)
Cora L. Jernigan (sister)
Herbert Jernigan (brother)
Luvenia Jernigan (wife)
Donald L. Jernigan (son)
More information
S/Sgt Robert M. Jernigan enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 16 January 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Military Dead and Wounded / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet