Name:
Robert Lee Briggs
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
34031856
Unit:
38th Engineer General Service Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-06-13
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
F
Row:
5
Grave:
32
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Lee Briggs was born on March 23, 1917 in Chatham County, North Carolina. He was the son of W. F. Briggs and Mary C. Bowling Briggs. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 38th Engineer General Service Regiment. He died on June 13, 1944 and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.