He had enlisted in the Army. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34388398. Served with 85th Infantry Division, 339th Infantry Regiment.
Battle Chronicle of the 85th Infantry Division
The 85th Infantry Division arrived in Casablanca, French Morocco, 2 January 1944. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. A selected advance detachment appeared on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, 28 March. The Division was committed to action as a unit, 10 April 1944, north of the Garigliano River, facing the GUSTAV Line, and held defensive positions for a month. On 11 May, it launched its attack, taking Solacciano, Castellonorato, and Formia. Itri fell, 19 May, and the 85th continued to mop up the Gaeta Peninsula. Terracina was taken and the road to the Anzio beachhead was opened. The Division pursued the enemy to the hills near Sezze until pinched out by friendly forces from Anzio. The GUSTAV Line had been smashed and the 85th started for a rest area, 29 May, but was ordered to the Lariano sector, which the Division cleared by the 31st. Driving on Rome, the 85th pushed through Monte Compatri and Frascati, entered Rome, 5 June 1944, and advanced to Viterbo before being relieved, 10 June.
Listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Lauren, South Carolina
U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1922
Admission Date: May 1944
Discharge Date: May 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 34388398
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1922
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Laurens, South Carolina
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina
Service Number: 34388398
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
Battle Chronicle of the 85th Infantry Division
The 85th Infantry Division arrived in Casablanca, French Morocco, 2 January 1944. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. A selected advance detachment appeared on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, 28 March. The Division was committed to action as a unit, 10 April 1944, north of the Garigliano River, facing the GUSTAV Line, and held defensive positions for a month. On 11 May, it launched its attack, taking Solacciano, Castellonorato, and Formia. Itri fell, 19 May, and the 85th continued to mop up the Gaeta Peninsula. Terracina was taken and the road to the Anzio beachhead was opened. The Division pursued the enemy to the hills near Sezze until pinched out by friendly forces from Anzio. The GUSTAV Line had been smashed and the 85th started for a rest area, 29 May, but was ordered to the Lariano sector, which the Division cleared by the 31st. Driving on Rome, the 85th pushed through Monte Compatri and Frascati, entered Rome, 5 June 1944, and advanced to Viterbo before being relieved, 10 June.
Listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Lauren, South Carolina
U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1922
Admission Date: May 1944
Discharge Date: May 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 34388398
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1922
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Laurens, South Carolina
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina
Service Number: 34388398
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
He had enlisted in the Army. Served during World War II. He had the rank of Private First Class. Service number was 34388398. Served with 85th Infantry Division, 339th Infantry Regiment.
Battle Chronicle of the 85th Infantry Division
The 85th Infantry Division arrived in Casablanca, French Morocco, 2 January 1944. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. A selected advance detachment appeared on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, 28 March. The Division was committed to action as a unit, 10 April 1944, north of the Garigliano River, facing the GUSTAV Line, and held defensive positions for a month. On 11 May, it launched its attack, taking Solacciano, Castellonorato, and Formia. Itri fell, 19 May, and the 85th continued to mop up the Gaeta Peninsula. Terracina was taken and the road to the Anzio beachhead was opened. The Division pursued the enemy to the hills near Sezze until pinched out by friendly forces from Anzio. The GUSTAV Line had been smashed and the 85th started for a rest area, 29 May, but was ordered to the Lariano sector, which the Division cleared by the 31st. Driving on Rome, the 85th pushed through Monte Compatri and Frascati, entered Rome, 5 June 1944, and advanced to Viterbo before being relieved, 10 June.
Listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Lauren, South Carolina
U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1922
Admission Date: May 1944
Discharge Date: May 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 34388398
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1922
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Laurens, South Carolina
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina
Service Number: 34388398
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
Battle Chronicle of the 85th Infantry Division
The 85th Infantry Division arrived in Casablanca, French Morocco, 2 January 1944. It received amphibious training at Port aux Poules near Arzew and Oran, Algeria, 1 February to 23 March, then embarked for Naples, Italy, arriving on 27 March. A selected advance detachment appeared on the Minturno-Castelforte front north of Naples, 28 March. The Division was committed to action as a unit, 10 April 1944, north of the Garigliano River, facing the GUSTAV Line, and held defensive positions for a month. On 11 May, it launched its attack, taking Solacciano, Castellonorato, and Formia. Itri fell, 19 May, and the 85th continued to mop up the Gaeta Peninsula. Terracina was taken and the road to the Anzio beachhead was opened. The Division pursued the enemy to the hills near Sezze until pinched out by friendly forces from Anzio. The GUSTAV Line had been smashed and the 85th started for a rest area, 29 May, but was ordered to the Lariano sector, which the Division cleared by the 31st. Driving on Rome, the 85th pushed through Monte Compatri and Frascati, entered Rome, 5 June 1944, and advanced to Viterbo before being relieved, 10 June.
Listed in the 1940 Census living with his parents in Lauren, South Carolina
U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White, includes Mexican (White)
Rank: Enlisted Man
Admission Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1922
Admission Date: May 1944
Discharge Date: May 1944
Military Branch: Infantry, General or Unspecified
Diagnosis: CausativeAgent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
Type of Injury: Casualty, battle
Injured in Line of Duty: In line of duty
Type of Discharge: Died
Service Number: 34388398
U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert C Abrams
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1922
Nativity State or Country: South Carolina
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Laurens, South Carolina
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of textiles, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 3 Oct 1942
Enlistment Place: Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina
Service Number: 34388398
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Height: 71
Weight: 133
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