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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Charles Jackson
Date of birth
11 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
Hometown
Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36649925
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
North of the Amblève river between Stavelot and Trois-Ponts, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 5 38

Immediate family

Members
Samuel J. Robinson (father)
Grace (Trail) Robinson (mother)
William S. Robinson (brother)
Robert L. Robinson (brother)
James E. Robinson (brother)
Mary S. Robinson (sister)
Mae C. Robinson (sister)
Gertrude Robinson (sister)
Martha A. Robinson (sister)
Paul M. Robinson (brother)

More information

Charles J Robinson attended Carbondale Community High School with the class of 1941.

He is remembered at the Dillinger Cemetery in Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Various Family Trees, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet