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Personal info

Full name
ROBBINS, Thomas Delbert
Date of birth
23 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Berry Township, Wayne County, Illinois
Hometown
Woodford County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36326633
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 39

Immediate family

Members
Hugh K. Robbins (father)
Pearl M. (Whitson) Robbins (mother)
James L. Robbins (brother)
Mildred (Adreon) Robbins (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Thomas D. Robbins enlisted at Camp Grant, Illinois on 24 March 1942.

He died from wounds suffered in battle with the Germans while breeching the Siegried line.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pantagraph