PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EUGENE EVERETT ROBERTS; MARINE CORPS

DOB/DOD: April 7, 1926 (East Granby, CT) – March 11, 1945; 18 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 44 Florence Street, East HartfordENLISTMENT: June 28, 1943, in Springfield, Massachusetts SERVICE NUMBER: 547726UNIT: Headquarters & Service Battery, 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines, 5th Marine DivisionMILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY: 0345, Truck Driver FAMILY: Born to Edward E. (1898-?) and GertrudeContinue reading “PRIVATE FIRST CLASS EUGENE EVERETT ROBERTS; MARINE CORPS”

SEAMAN JAMES ROBERTS; NAVY

DOB/DOD: February 14, 1837 (England) – October 19, 1908 (Bath, NY); 71 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedENLISTMENT: September 5, 1863, in Hartford, Connecticut, into Company K, 8th Connecticut Infantry. Enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 3, 1864.DISCHARGE: April 15, 1865.NOTE: He lived in Bristol, Connecticut, when he enlisted in 1863. FAMILY: Family information is unknown.Continue reading “SEAMAN JAMES ROBERTS; NAVY”