Name:
Robert Layton Short
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
32751898
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-02
State:
Delaware
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
G
Row:
8
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Layton Short was the son of Gardener E. Short and Flossie C. Carmean Short. He entered the military service in Delaware and served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private in the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on July 2, 1944 in France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.