Robert A. Pennington

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 10/07/1944

Robert A. Pennington was born on January 26, 1920.

His home of residence was listed as Smyth, Virginia.
He was married and his religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company B as a platoon leader, from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on October 6, 1944.

Second Lieutenant Pennington was killed in action on the Belgian-German border
on October 7, 1944.

Newspaper clipping by Brenda Pennington from the Find A Grave website

Robert A. Pennington was originally buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Henri-Chapelle Cemetery, Eupen, Belgium in Plot F Row 7 Grave 140 and his remains
were later returned to the United States where he was interred in Arlington National Cemetery
on November 20, 1947.

Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia
Plot: Section 12, Site 2504

Grave marker for Robert A. Pennington

Photo by Anne Cady from the Find A Grave website

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