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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, G W
Date of birth
16 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Peason, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Red River Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
38521570
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
38th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Rocherath, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 9 10

More information

Pfc G. W. Roberts enlisted in Shreveport, Louisiana on 30 September 1943.
He was a farmer before his enlistment.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten