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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, William Jesse
Date of birth
17 January 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Waverly, Lee County, Alabama
Hometown
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
O-1542650
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 16

Immediate family

Members
Willis C. Robinson (father)
Fannie M. (Stott) Robinson (mother)
Willis C. Robinson (brother)
Lelia Robinson (sister)
Samuel F. Robinson (brother)
Borum C. Robinson (brother)
Robert E. Robinson (brother)
David Robinson (brother)
Thelma (Thompson) Robinson (wife)

More information

1st Lt William J. Robinson graduated from Central High School and was a sales clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Lanie
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Association