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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Robert James
Date of birth
18 October 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
16169172
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
743rd Tank Battalion,
2nd Platoon
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
Ubachsberg, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 31

Immediate family

Members
Kathryn Robinson (mother)

More information

Pfc Robert J. Robertson was a plumber before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Chicago, Illinois on 27 November 1942.

According to the After Action Report, he was killed on 15 September when his tank, number C-11, was knocked out.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 743rd Tank Battalion, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.bensavelkoul.nl