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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert W. Hickson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Worcester, Massachusetts

Honored By

Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

MEMBER OF COMPANY B, 502ND PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT. JUMPED NEAR ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, FRANCE 6 JUNE 1944 (NORMANDY) AND WAS LISTED ON MORNING REPORT AS SEVERELY INJURED IN ACTION. LISTED TO BE SENT VIA LCVP FOR MEDICAL CARE. LCVP LATER HIT A MINE, HIS REMAINS WASHED ASHORE AND HE WAS BURIED (14 JULY 1944) IN A GERMAN CEMETERY. HIS REMAINS WERE REPATRIATED MAY 1949 AT WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.