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Personal info

Full name
ROBERTS, Harley John
Date of birth
30 December 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
River Rouge, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36505959
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
24 October 1944
Place of death
Near Remoncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 15 65

Immediate family

Members
Edward T. Roberts (father)
Martha (Sancrainte) Roberts (mother)
Phillip E. Roberts (brother)
James E. Phillips (brother)
Marcella A. Roberts (sister)
Arnold A. Roberts (brother)
Imogene (Tyra) Roberts (wife)
Betty J. Roberts (step daughter)
Martha E. Roberts (daughter)
Mary L. Roberts (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Harley J. Roberts was employed at the Great Lakes Steel Corporation.

He enlisted in June 1942 and was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / McManus Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Navaeh Skye

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, The Detroit Times - 12 January 1945