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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTSON, Burton James
Date of birth
4 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36598621
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Soldier's Medal,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 April 1945
Place of death
Near Munich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 13 29

Immediate family

Members
Charles Robertson (father)
Mary A. (Martin) Robertson (mother)
Mary L. Robertson (sister)
Henry S. Robertson (brother)
Charles A. Robertson (brother)
Isabelle M. Robertson (sister)
William A. Robertson (brother)
Catherine M. Robertson (sister)
John H. Robertson (brother)
Hector B. Robertson (brother)
Glenwood F. Robertson (brother)
Virginia L. (Janeschek) Robertson (wife)

More information

Pfc Burton J. Robertson was employed at Packard Motor before he enlisted in April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Thorns Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux / Lakegirl – Detroit News - 20 June 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam / Lakegirl – Detroit News - 20 June 1945