Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
ROBBINS, Wilbert Henry Jr - Date of
birth
29 December 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Port Norris, Cumberland County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Heislerville, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1303951 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reharmont, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 51 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wilbert Robbins (father)
Georgianna Robbins (mother)
Marian Robbins (sister)
Allyn Robbins (brother)
Eleanor V. Robbins (sister)
Frances P. Robbins (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Wilbert H. Robbins Jr. enlisted as a private in Newark, New Jersey on 14 February 1941. He attended college for 4 years and was an accountant at Armour and Co in North Bergen, New Jersey before he enlisted.He was while leading his platoon in an attack on enemy positions and going to the aid of one of his men.
He went overseas in April 1943, and served in Africa, Italy, France and Belgium.
He jumped into Normandy on D-Day, was captured by the Germans, escaped six weeks later and served six weeks with the French Maquis before being able to get back with his troops.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us