Albert Roberts

Albert Roberts [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He served in the South Pacific for 28 months. He returned to the U.S. for 6 months then returned overseas as a replacement. He was wounded at Guadalcanal, and was among the first ones to land. He died immediately from a shrapnel wound that he received when the Marines landed on Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa. He is buried on Okinawa in the 6th Division Cemetery that overlooks the bay.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-21-1945

Awards:

Asiatic-Pacific bar, Presidential Unit Citation, Purple Heart

Biographical Notes:

Second Presbyterian Church

Date of Birth:

12/5/1923

Birthplace:

Charlotte, NC

Military Branch:

Marines Enlisted: 1-1942

Education Details:

Charlotte grammar schools, Alexander Graham Junior High School, Carlisle Military Academy of South Carolina

Family Details:

Mr. & Mrs. W. E. Roberts - 1214 East Boulevard, Charlotte, NC

Clarence W. Roberts, Hospital Apprentice 1/C - U. S. Navy, Elizabeth Anne Roberts - 1214 East Boulevard Charlotte, NC, Ted Sheldon Roberts - 1214 East Boulevard Charlotte, NC, W. E. Roberts, Jr., Lt. - died in a plane crash in Kearny, Nebraska

A. F. Mosteller, Charlotte - grandfather

First Name:

Albert

KIA / MIA Place:

Okinawa

KIA Date:

6/4/1945

Last Name:

Roberts

Middle Name:

Frank

Military Details:

New River, Parris Island, SC, Cape Gloucester, Guadalcanal

Military Rank:

Private First Class

Source:

Newsprint and family information

Military Unit:

First Marine Division

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: