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Wendell Roberts, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was killed in an airplane accident. There is conflicting information about his funeral services and internment. They were either in Bluefield, W. VA. or Richmond, VA.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-2-1943

Awards: 
Wings - 7/28/1943
Biographical Notes: 
Second Presbyterian Church
Military Branch: 
Army Air Corps
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. Windell E. (Sadie Bell) Roberts - 1214 E. Boulevard, Charlotte, NC

Albert Roberts (half brother) - Southwest Pacific, U.S. Marine Corps, Betsy Roberts (half sister) - Charlotte, NC, Clarence Roberts - Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC, Ted Roberts - Charlotte, NC

A. F. Mosteller, Charlotte - grandfather, Mrs. E. R. Whitlow, Bluefield, W. VA - maternal grandmother

First Name: 
Wendell
KIA / MIA Place: 
Kearney, Nebraska
KIA Date: 
8/31/1943
Last Name: 
Roberts, Jr.
Middle Name: 
E.
Military Rank: 
Lieutenant
Source: 

Newsprint

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

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/wendell-roberts-jr

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/wendell-roberts-jr [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records