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Personal info

Full name
ROBINSON, Ralph Brown
Date of birth
29 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Gilbert, Maricopa County, Arizona
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39248860
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 18 4

Immediate family

Members
Joseph E. Robinson (father)
Willmia (Brown) Robinson (mother)
Owen B. Robinson (brother)
Harriet Robinson (sister)
Radburn Robinson (brother)
Edward Robinson (brother)
Heber B. Robinson (brother)
Willmia Robinson (sister)
Joseph K. Robinson (half-brother)
Minnie K. Robinson (half-sister)
Inez Robinson (half-sister)
Walter K. Robinson (half-brother)
Eldridge S. Robinson (half-brother)
Richard S. Robinson (half-brother)
Jean Robinson (half-sister)
Ruth Robinson (half-sister)
Alleen P. (Sayer) Robinson (wife)

More information

Sgt Ralph B. Robinson attended Franklin High School for four years and was employed at Ralphs Grocery.

He joined the Regular Army in Los Angeles, California on 17 July 1940.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the leg.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Kathy McDermott, 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, Franklin High School 1940 Almanac Yearbook