US PARAS Roberts, Jonah Major

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Roberts​

• FORENAME

Jonah Major​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Hq3)​

• RANK

Corporal​

• NUMBER

39132279​

• DATE OF DEATH

27th April 1945​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines. Plot J Row 1 Grave 12​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 10.08.1923 Paragould, Arkansas, USA​

father Fred Eaker Roberts (1894-1991)​

mother Martha "Mattie" Ellen (nee Bass) Roberts (1899-1974)​

2 years high school​

civil occupation semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck & tractor​

employed by St Louis Dairy, 20th & Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri​

resided 4324 Delmar, St. Louis, Missouri (draft card)​

30.06.1942 draft card St Louis, Missouri​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

27.04.1943 entered service San Francisco, California​

Next of kin - Father. Mr. Fred Roberts, 1905 Bust Street, Santa Ana, California​

KIA Negros Island, Philippines​

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