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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, James Kinney
Date of birth
6 November 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33579108
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 April 1945
Place of death
Gardelegen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 5 18

Immediate family

Members
James M. Robinson (father)
Lena M.K. Robinson (mother)
Elaine Robinson (sister)

More information

102nd Ozark Division. James was killed in action in Germany near the Elbe River.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Martinsville Bulletin