US PARAS Chipman, Roy

John Robertson

Administrator
Staff member
  • SURNAME
Chipman
  • FORENAME
Roy
  • UNIT
508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F)
  • RANK
Private
  • NUMBER
16087804
  • DATE OF DEATH
6th July 1944
  • AGE
23
  • GRAVESITE
Normandy American Cemetery,France Plot E Row 6 Grave 17
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Marquette,Michigan
born 30.9.1920 Champion,Michigan (as Robert James Chipman)
son of Richard J. and Minnie Chipman,Hargrave Apartments,Marquette,Michigan
married Carmen T. Portale 27.1.1940 Ishpeming
attended grade school,Champion
attended Graveraet High School,Marquette
employed Republic Steel Corp.'s Crombie Mine,Negaunee
entered service 10.11.1942 (as Roy Chipman)
Fort Sheridan,Illinois
Camp Blanding,Florida
Fort Benning,Georgia
508 PIR 4.8.1943
award Silver Star (posthumous)
KIA Hill 95,near La Haye du Puits,Normandy
information source
Loraine Koski
Marquette and Alger County, Michigan, WWII Gold Star researcher
 
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