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ROBINSON, Ivan Haskle - Date of
birth
17 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Adair County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Casey Creek, Adair County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35812699 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Platoon Sergeant -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Adelshofen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alvin E. Robinson (father)
Rosa A. (Eastridge) Robinson (mother)
Richard M. Robinson (brother)
Flora E. Robinson (sister)
More information
T/Sgt Ivan H. Robinson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 5 January 1944.He had been to the machine gun section command post observing the location and emplacement of the guns. At 9 a.m., he left to check on the mortars. As he was moving between the two sections, he was hit and killed instantly by a burst of machine gun fire.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky Birth Index, www.findagrave.com - Ruth A. Collins
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Damaris Acevedo / Ruth A. Collins