Robert J. Emmett

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/08/1944

Robert James Emmett was born in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska on August 27, 1918.

He was drafted into the Army on May 21, 1941 at Camp Blanding, Florida. At the time of induction his home of residence
was listed as Palm Beach, Florida, but later listings with the 22nd Infantry gave his home as Marysville, California.
His civilian occupation was listed as Sales Clerks. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was awarded the Good Conduct Medal in Headquarters 22nd Infantry Motorized General Orders No. 5,
dated June 8, 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

Private Emmett was killed in action in France, during the attack toward the town of Periers,
on July 8, 1944.

Decorations of Robert J. Emmett

Newspaper clipping by Catherine Haynes from the Find A Grave website

Robert J. Emmett was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block N Row 5 Grave 87 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot A Row 20 Grave 28

Grave marker for

Robert J. Emmett

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

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