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Robert Dawson, III [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action when his company was surrounded by enemy fire. He was working as a corpsman on the line. Burial in the 3rd Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima, Row 31, grave 751. Memorial Mass at St. Patricks Church on 4-8-1945.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: Photo see Dawson File

Awards: 
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes: 
Charlotte Squadron, Civil Air Patrol
Date of Birth: 
2/3/1925
Birthplace: 
Atlanta, GA
Education Details: 
Sharon High School, Class of 1942
Family Details: 

Major & Mrs. Robert Edward (Loretta M.) Dawson, Jr. - 3315 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC Frank Eugene Dawson - Charlotte, NC, William Maurer Dawson - Charlotte, NC

First Name: 
Robert
KIA / MIA Place: 
Iwo Jima
KIA Date: 
3/8/1945
Last Name: 
Dawson, III
Middle Name: 
Edward
Military Details: 
Hospital Corps Training, Bainbridge MD, New River, NC, Saipan, Guadalcanal, Guam, Iwo Jima, Japan
Military Rank: 
Hospital Apprentice 1/c
Source: 

Newsprint and family information

Military Unit: 
3rd Marine Division
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

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