Pvt. Robert Lee Armstrong
Born: 13 September 1924 – Blackhawk, South Dakota
Parents: Gerald T. Armstrong & Geraldine Steffen-Armstrong
– father married Carrie Rotgers
Siblings: 1 sister
Guardians: Gordon & Alberta Armstrong
– moved to Maywood to attend high school
Home:
– 156 South 19th Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
– living with his uncle and aunt
Education:
– attended grade school & one year of high school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1939
Selective Service Registration: 21 December 1942
– Contact Person: Gordon Armstrong – brother
– registered while still in high school
Enlisted:
– 14 June 1943
– U. S. Army
Inducted: 28 June 1943
Serial Number: 36753648
Training:
– Fort Custer – Kalamazoo, Michigan
– Camp McClellan – Anniston, Alabama
– Camp Shelby – Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Unit:
– Company A, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry Division
Died:
– During training at Camp Shelby
– Sunday – 16 April 1944 – accidentally shot during training at the rifle range
– 17 April 1944 – family learned of his death
Buried:
– Fairview Cemetery – Farley, Iowa
