Robert Edward Simpson
"Bobby"
Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 826576
March 1, 1926
in Black Mountain, NC
Joseph Thomas Simpson
Addie Virginia (Ward) Simpson
Morganton High School (1944)
Recent graduate
June 7, 1944
at Columbia, NC
February 27, 1945
from 30th Replacement Draft
March 8, 1945
Killed in action at Iwo Jima
March 8, 1945
Killed in action
Black Mountain, NC – home of parents, Joseph & Addie Simpson
Service & Campaigns
Boot camp at Parris Island with First Recruit Battalion; outposted to Seventh Training Battalion, Camp Lejeune, NC. On 23 October 1944, transferred to 30th Replacement Draft for deployment overseas attached to Fourth Marine Division.
Joined Baker Company, First Battalion, 24th Marines as a battle replacement on Iwo Jima.
Outfit: HQ/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private
MOS: 521 (Basic)
Important Events:
February 27, 1945 – joined from 30th Replacement Draft
March 8, 1945 – killed in action (shrapnel wounds, multiple); exact circumstances unknown
March 10, 1945 – buried in Plot 1, Row 27, Grave 1342, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery
Individual Decorations
Medal
Purple Heart
Campaign
Iwo Jima (March 8, 1945)
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