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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Rodney Howland "Bud"
Date of birth
16 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Hometown
Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34796870
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
1 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Troyes, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 7 38

Immediate family

Members
Rodney C. Robinson (father)
Laura E. (Howland) Robinson (mother)
Mary E. Robinson (sister)
Lewis L. Robinson (brother)
Ruth A. Robinson (sister)
Robert W. Robinson (brother)
Nora D. (Hunt) Robinson (wife)
Rodney H. Robinson (son)

More information

Pvt Rodney H. Robinson was married to Nora Dell Hunt on 12 October 1932

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 20 November 1943.

He was wounded in battle on 26 August 1944 in the vicinity of Troyes, France and died of his wounds five days later.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Champigneul, France.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Patrick Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight “Andy” Anderson, sl Kelly