James Vernon Roberts was born May 14, 1923 to Charles and Mary Lorene Struckmann Roberts. He died Apr. 16, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Normandy, France and also is memorialized in Harlington Cemetery, Waverly, IA.
Sgt. Roberts served in World War II with the U.S Army Air Corps 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (H). He was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
