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Robert Dawson, III
First Name:
Robert
Middle Name:
Edward
Last Name:
Dawson, III
Date of Birth:
2/3/1925
Birthplace:
Atlanta, GA
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action when his company was surrounded by enemy fire. He was working as a corpsman on the line. Burial in the 3rd Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima, Row 31, grave 751. Memorial Mass at St. Patricks Church on 4-8-1945.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Photo see Dawson File
Personal Details
Education Details:
Sharon High School, Class of 1942
Biographical Notes:
Charlotte Squadron, Civil Air Patrol
Family Details:
Major & Mrs. Robert Edward (Loretta M.) Dawson, Jr. - 3315 Selwyn Ave., Charlotte, NC Frank Eugene Dawson - Charlotte, NC, William Maurer Dawson - Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Rank:
Hospital Apprentice 1/c
Military Unit:
3rd Marine Division
KIA Date:
3/8/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Iwo Jima
Military Details:
Hospital Corps Training, Bainbridge MD, New River, NC, Saipan, Guadalcanal, Guam, Iwo Jima, Japan
Awards:
Purple Heart
Source:
Newsprint and family information