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Personal info

Full name
ROBBINS, Herbert Allen Jr
Date of birth
8 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Dunn, Richland Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Richland Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38656115
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 February 1945
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 36 19

Immediate family

Members
Herbert A. Robbins Sr. (father)
Bella (Raynes) Robbins (mother)
Webster D. Robbins (brother)
Lola J. Robbins (sister)
Cassie R. Robbins (brother)
Billie C. Robbins (sister)

More information

Pvt Herbert A. Robbins Jr. graduated from Rayville High School in 1944.

He was killed instantly by machine gun fire during an attack on enemy positions.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WTR Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, The Richland Beacon News 4 March 1944, 28 April 1945, 10 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, Rayville High School yearbook 1942, The Richland Beacon News 4 March 1944