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Lelan Otis "Jake" ROBERTS

Lelan Otis "Jake" ROBERTS

Male 1912 - 1986  (74 years)

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  • Name Lelan Otis "Jake" ROBERTS  [1] 
    Born 29 Apr 1912  Raygans Run, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation From 24 Jul 1935 to 31 Mar 1936  [3] 
    Civilian Conservation Corps at CCC Camp at Quiet Dell WV 
    Census 1940  Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 28 Mar 1942 to 29 Sep 1945  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Pfc, HQ Co, 25th Tank Bn, US Army, WW II, Europe 
    • Combat unit: 645th Tank Destroyer Bn, 45th Div. Organization at discharge: Hq Co, 25th Tank Battalion.
      Military Occupational Specialty: Light Truck Driver 345, and 2nd Class Gunner 37mm AT, Feb 6 1942. Qualified Expert on Thompson submachine gun, Jan 15 1943.
      Battles & campaigns: Departed U.S. on May 1 1943. Algiers, Naples-Foggia, Rome, Arno, Southern France, Rhineland, Central Europe.
      Duty stations within U.S.: Fort Bragg, NC; Fort Deven, Mass.; Pine Gap, NY; Indiantown Gap, PA; Camp Pickett, VA.
      Decorations & citations: Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon w/ Bronze Arrowhead; both awared Jun 1 1945, 645th TD Bn.
    Occupation casual laborer  [2] 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 100 HIGH STREET  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 30 Apr 1986  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I67041  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Jul 2016 

    Father John Albers ROBERTS,   b. 11 Apr 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1948, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Bertha UNDERWOOD,   b. 18 Jun 1883, Eagle Mills, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1966, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F23065  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1721] Funeral card.

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1616] Immediate family.

    4. [S94] DD Form 214, Report of Separation from Armed Forces.

    5. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1596] Newspaper article.

    8. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S5] Headstone.

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).