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CARPENTER, Robert Ethel - Date of
birth
12 April 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Zion, Yazoo County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1310065 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
Silegny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Sebe E. Carpenter (father)
Annie B. (Coody) Carpenter (mother)
Oral B. Carpenter (sister)
Wilma L. Carpenter (sister)
William C. Carpenter (brother)
Lavelle R. Carpenter (sister)
Raymond A. Carpenter (brother)
Mildred L. Carpenter (sister)
Frances J. Carpenter (sister)
Stanley M. Carpenter (brother)
More information
1st Lt Robert E. Carpenter enlisted on 16 June 1941.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.newspapers.com - The Yazoo Herald - 9 February 1943 / 26 October 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laurette D