World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Rank:
Private First Class
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
Marines' Fourth Division
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater
Engagements/Battles:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Medals and Honors:
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.
Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave