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Personal info

Full name
PARKINS, Robert E
Date of birth
17 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Brentwood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-557101
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 7

Immediate family

Members
William J. Parkins (father)
Mildred Parkins (mother)
William J. Parkins (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Robert E. Parkins graduated from Carrick High School.

He enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 29 July 1942 and was overseas in December 1944.

He died from shrapnel wounds.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Steven Parkins, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press, www.fold3.com - WWII Registration Card

Photo source: William J. Parkins, www.findagrave.com