Robert Sargent Fletcher (1922 - 1951)

Born 4 Dec 1922 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jan 1951 at age 28 in North Korea

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Biography

Cpl Robert Fletcher Died while a Prisoner of War during the Korean War.

Cpl Robert Fletcher was a Prisoner of War during the Korean War.

Robert S. Fletcher served in both World War 2 and the Korean Conflict. On 16 Jul 1950 Robert was captured in South Korea while he was Private First Class, whose specialty was Light Weapons Infantryman with the - 19 Infantry 24TH Division. Robert S. Fletcher died while being held captive of nonbattle cause on 09 Jan 1951, ^[1]

Name

Name: Robert Sargent /Fletcher/

Given Name: Robert Sargent

Surname: Fletcher^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth:

Type: Birth of Fletcher, Robert Sargent

Date: ABT 1923

Place: New Hampshire

New Hampshire

United States of America

State: New Hampshire

Country: United States of America^{[8][9][10][11]}

Death

Death:

Type: Death of Fletcher, Robert Sargent

Date: 9 JAN 1951

Place: North Korea

Residence

Residence:

Type: on to Head of House: Son

Date: 1930

Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts^[12][13]

Residence:

Type: Residence of Fletcher, Robert Sargent

Date: 1935

Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire^[14][15]

Residence:

Type: Age: 17Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Date: 1 APR 1940

Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States^[16][17]

Military Service

Military Service:

Type: Military Service of Fletcher, Robert Sargent

Place: New Hampshire

New Hampshire

United States of America

State: New Hampshire

Country: United States of America

Military Service:

Type: Military Service of Fletcher, Robert Sargent

Place: New Hampshire

Map:

Latitude: N44.0

Longitude: W71.5

New Hampshire

United States of America

State: New Hampshire

Country: United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ South Korea, service number RA31374869, program sequence IN DIV - 24TH, program element IN DIV INF REGT, Records of Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, compiled 1950-1970, documenting the period 02/13/1950 - 12/31/1953, NARA NAID 583580, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
2. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
3. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
4. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
5. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
6. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
7. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
8. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
9. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
10. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
11. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
12. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
13. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 939; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 736.0; FHL microfilm: 2340674
14. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
15. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
16. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48
17. ↑ Source: Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Roll: T627_2291; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 6-48

• 1940 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/52449581/family
• 1930 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/52449581/family
• Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/52903586/family
• Source: "United States Korean War Dead and Army Wounded, 1950-1953," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXCQ-DKC : accessed 17 September 2015), Robert S Fletcher, 16 Jul 1950; citing Military Service, South Korea, service number RA31374869, program sequence IN DIV - 24TH, program element IN DIV INF REGT, Records of Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, compiled 1950-1970, documenting the period 02/13/1950 - 12/31/1953, NARA NAID 583580, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Source: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMNY-FML : accessed 17 September 2015), Robert S Fletcher, enlisted 29 Nov 1945, Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157510201/robert-sargent-fletcher: accessed 27 November 2023), memorial page for CPL Robert Sargent Fletcher (4 Dec 1922–9 Jan 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157510201, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).

Acknowledgements

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