Robert J. De Vol

Private First Class Robert James De Vol in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Marines
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    Marines' Fourth Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Engagements/Battles:
    Battle of Iwo Jima
    Engagement:
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in Action in Iwo Jima

Biography:

Robert James De Vol was born in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on February 13, 1925, to Harry Byron De Vol and Mary Elda Weber Henderson. He entered the United States Marine Corps in San Diego, California on September 25, 1943, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class De Vol was killed in action on February 19, 1945, in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He is buried in Grave 754, Section A in National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. He received the Purple Heart.

Private First Class Robert James De Vol grave marker photo
Newspaper obituary of Private First Class Robert James De Vol with photo in uniform
Robert James Devol newspaper article of North Dakota Marines doing part at Saipan

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave