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Personal info

Full name
SPARKS, Robert Lawrence
Date of birth
1913
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Jasper County, Texas

Military service

Service number
12018611
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 4 54

Immediate family

Members
Iris (Black) Sparks (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert L. Sparks was a chauffeur before he joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 5 October 1940.

He was married to Iris Black on 6 July 1942.

Pfc Sparks landed on Omaha Beach during D-Day.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Marriage Certificate

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet