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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, Larry Ernest
Date of birth
1 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
North Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York
Hometown
Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32670317
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Near Wettlingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Clara Roberts (aunt)

More information

Pfc Larry E. Roberts attended high school for three years and was employed at employed at the Tonawanda Foundry.

He enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 27 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett
Photo source: Peter Schouteten