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Personal info

Full name
JERNIGAN, Robert Sherwood
Date of birth
5 July 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Dunn, Harnett County, North Carolina
Hometown
Harnett County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
33939309
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf-Merode, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 58

Immediate family

Members
Robert S. Jernigan (father)
Mattie L. (McPherson) Jernigan (mother)
Helen (Stewart) Jernigan (sister)
Lois Jernigan (sister)
Harold Jernigan (brother)
Nathan Jernigan (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert S. Jernigan was a farmer before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 15 May 1944. He went overseas in November 1944 and was killed two weeks later.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The News and Observer - 12 April 1945