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Robert Washburn
First Name:
Robert
Middle Name:
P.
Last Name:
Washburn
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed on Okinawa while in charge of a Light Machine Gun section. Memorial marker in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Davidson College Bulletin
Personal Details
Education Details:
Davidson College class of '42
Biographical Notes:
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus C. Washburn - also of San Francisco, CA, West Haven CT
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: 9-29-42
Military Rank:
PFC
Military Unit:
307TH INFANTRY 77TH DIVISION Light Machine Gun section
KIA Date:
5/18/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Okinawa, Japan
Military Details:
Presidio, CA, training in the east and midwest, Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, Philippines
Awards:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Source:
Davidson College notebook and death index