Timeline
Birth - 21 Apr 1922
Savannah, GA
Birth - 1922
Georgia
Military Service
Served For
United States of America
Service Number
20407543
Company
Headquarters, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Battle - 6 Jun 1944
Normandy, France
Award - 1944
Purple Heart
Normandy, France
Enlistment - 16 Sep 1940
Savannah, GA
Private
1939 - 1945 World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Service Dates
1940 - 1944
Wall Coordinates
lot E Row 5 Grave 8
Status
USA Active
MOS
745-Rifleman
MOS Group
IN-Infantry (Enlisted)
served-for
United States of America
Award - 2003
American Campaign Medal
Award - 1945
World War II Victory Medal
Casualty - 6 Jun 1944
France
KIA-Killed in Action
Multiple Fragmentation Wounds
Award - 1944
Purple Heart
Award - 1944
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Award - 1944
Europe/African/Middle Eastern Campaign
Award - 1940
American Defense Service Medal
Burial
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer-Mer, France
Burial
American Cemetery
Other Facts
Father
Albert Leroy Cobb, Sr. (1901-1952)
Mother
Rebie Newton (1900-1990)
Sibling
1 younger brother and 1 younger sister
Gender
Male
