US PARAS Carpenter, Robert S.

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Carpenter​

• FORENAME

Robert S.​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company G)​

• RANK

Private​

• NUMBER

15055545​

• DATE OF DEATH

15th September 1943​

• AGE

22​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot D, Row 13, Grave 186​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 29.05.1921 Middlebourne, West Virginia, USA​

father Clyde Wilbur Carpenter (1896-1969)​

mother Lucille (nee Swan) Carpenter (1898-1935)​

26.08.1940 entered service Bluefield, West Virginia​

Next of kin - Mr. Clyde W. Carpenter, 124 East Katherine Avenue, Washington, Pennsylvania​

KIA Lea, New Guinea​

awarded Silver Star​

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