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ROBERTS, James Dave - Date of
birth
10 June 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa -
Hometown
Clarksville, Butler County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37191688 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1st Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ramonchamps, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
James O. Roberts (father)
Lulu M. (Barr) Roberts (mother)
Mildred Roberts (sister)
Olive Roberts (sister)
Rence Roberts (sister)
Paul V. Roberts (brother)
Bernice W. Roberts (sister)
Rudolf Roberts (brother)
Elva M. Roberts (sister)
Richard O. Roberts (brother)
More information
Pvt James D. Roberts worked on a farm before he enlisted on 21 April 1942.He had his basic training at Camp Roberts, California, Fort Ord, California and Camp Picket in Virginia. On 16 October 1942 he was sent overseas.
In June 1944, he was wounded in Italy at his hand by artillery shell fragments. He was discharged from the hospital a month later.
Together with other soldiers and an officer he was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax while they were evacuating wounded and killed soldiers from the battlefield.
He is remembered at a monument in Rupt-sur-Moselle.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Jaap Vermeer