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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Merle Delmar
Date of birth
8 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Viola, Mercer County, Illinois
Hometown
Greene, Mercer County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36684339
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 43

Immediate family

Members
Seyler R. Robinson (father)
Florence L. (Kassenberg) Robinson (mother)
Ethel F. Robinson (sister)
Hazel B. Robinson (sister)
Vernon T. Robinson (brother)
Darrell J. Robinson (brother)
Robert E. Robinson (brother)
Marion L. Robinson (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kassenberg-Robinson Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dominique Poitier / Lori Olson (niece) / Lois Bopp Retherford