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Submitted: 1/11/16 • Approved: 1/12/16 • Last Updated: 1/15/16 • R117327-G0-S3
PFC James C. Roberts
Son of Mr & Mrs I.C. Roberts
Birth: Jul. 21, 1922
Death: Oct. 12, 1944, Casino Hill, Italy
Corbet was inducted from Michigan into the 338th Infantry, 85th Division and gave his life at Casino Hill in Italy, on October 12, 1944. He is buried in Florence, Italy; however, a memorial stone was also placed at the Philadelphia Church Cemetery in Tarlton Valley. He posthumously received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
(Source: military records, cemetery records, Phyllis Morgan)
Parents:
Isaac Columbus Roberts (1890-1968)
Hester Gross Roberts (1895-1932)
Contributed on 1/11/16
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Record #: 117327