Albert Roberts

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He served in the South Pacific for 28 months. He returned to the U.S. for 6 months then returned overseas as a replacement. He was wounded at Guadalcanal, and was among the first ones to land. He died immediately from a shrapnel wound that he received when the Marines landed on Oroku Peninsula on Okinawa. He is buried on Okinawa in the 6th Division Cemetery that overlooks the bay.

Age at Death: 22

Image Source: The Charlotte News 6-21-1945