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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert W. Baptiste

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Norristown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Historical Society of Montgomery County

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Activity During WWII

STATIONED AT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION IN ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY, HE WAS TAKEN ILL AND SENT TO THE PHILADELPHIA NAVAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED ON MAY 29, 1944 OF A RUPTURED APPENDIX. HE WAS BURIED IN LOWER PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCHYARD IN LOWER PROVIDENCE, PENNSYLVANIA. HE WAS 19 YEARS OF AGE.