William Robson

Private First Class William Robson grave marker photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private First Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
A/S Infantry

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
383rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
96th 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

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

William Robson was born in Sarles, Nelson County, North Dakota on April 29, 1925, to William S and Elsie Elizabeth Robson. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 22, 1944, and served Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Robson was killed in action on June 26, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan and is buried in Lot 2, Block 54, Lakota City Cemetery, Lakota, Nelson County, North Dakota.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave