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Personal info

Full name
SHIRLEY, Robert Roy
Date of birth
9 February 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
1052566
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 25 27

Immediate family

Members
Herbert R. Shirley (father)
Genevieve M. (Sellers) Shirley (mother)
William R. Shirley (brother)
Barbara J. Shirley (sister)
Gerald N. Shirley (brother)
Avis H. (Criger) Shirley (wife)

More information

2nd Lt Robert R. Shirley graduated from the University of Michigan in 1937 and was a teacher in secondary school before he enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 19 November 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Spindler Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - WWII History Fan
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - biguanaver