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Grave marker for SSgt Robert L. Montgomery in Block 24 Lot 72 of the Oak
Hill Cemetery, Taylorville (Christian county), Illinois.
Robert enlisted in the Army at Peoria, IL on 27 October
1942 and became a qualified parachutist on 5 March 1943.
Initially assigned to Service Company, Pvt Montgomery was
sent on detached service to the riggers school at Fort Benning on 13
August 1943. He returned to duty at Camp Mackall, NC on 19 October
1943. On 2 November 1943 Pvt
Montgomery was transferred to Company F and was promoted to Corporal on
26 January 1944. Cpl Montgomery was
appointed to the grade of Sgt on 7 March 1944. It is not known when he
was further elevated to SSgt. SSgt
Montgomery jumped into Normandy on 6 June 1944 and was killed in action
near La Haye du Puits on 6 July 1944. He was initially interred in
the Blosville Cemetery in Plot 1, Row 6, Grave 119 until his remains
were repatriated and buried here. |
