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name
ROBERTS, John R - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Whitman, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11007173 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lucy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 20 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest F. Roberts (brother)
More information
Pfc John R. Roberts attended high school for two years and was a production worker in a shoe company before he joined the Regular Army in the Coast Artillery Corps on 13 July 1940.Pfc Roberts was fatally wounded by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S