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Personal info

Full name
TOMPKINS, Robert James
Date of birth
2 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36414555
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vagney, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 29 19

Immediate family

Members
Thayne R. Tompkins (father)
Mildred B. (Enos) Tompkins (mother)
Tom R. Tompkins (brother)
Thayne W. Tompkins (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert J. Tompkins graduated from Eastern High School and was a photographic process operator, employed by the Alds Mountain Works Company.

He enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 15 December 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy