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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, James Francis
Date of birth
16 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Winona City, Winona County, Minnesota
Hometown
Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
20645644
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
254th Engineer Combat Battalion
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of the Wallendorf Bridgehead, Luxembourg – German border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 62

Immediate family

Members
Frank S. Robinson (father)
Barbara (Jamgers) Robinson (mother)

More information

Pfc James F. Robinson enlisted in Waupaca, Wisconsin, on 15 October 1940.

He was killed by sniper fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Minnesota Births and Christenings, http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Siegfried/USA-E-Siegfried-3.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / Kelly Victoria