Robert H. Whitley Jr.

World War II
Service #14013522
Unit33rd Engineer Battalion, 7th Armored Division
RankTechnician Fifth Grade U.S. Army
Entered Service From Florida
Date of DeathOctober 5 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed as missing in action or non-recoverable, TEC5 Whitley's remains were recovered and interred at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery at San Diego, CA. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.