Robert
Wesley
"Bob"
Adkins
Born in Shoals, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Son of Charles Lewis Adkins
and Edith Opal (Maze) Adkins
Brother of
Ernest Lewis Adkins, Herman Eugene Adkins, Arlton Lee Dan Adkins, Naomi Fay Adkins, Zella Mae (Adkins) Crockett, Charles Franklin Adkins and Clifford Jack Adkins
Husband of
Ethel (Rice) Adkins
— married
10 May 1952 in Wayne County, West Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 68
in Huntington, Wayne, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Aug 2021
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Biography
Robert Adkins served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 14 Nov 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 20 Oct 1945
Service started: 14 Nov 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 20 Oct 1945
Robert Adkins was awarded the Purple Heart.
Robert Adkins was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge with four Battle Stars.
Robert Adkins was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal.
Robert was born on May 23rd, 1022 to Charles Adkins and Edith Maze.[1]
He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II in 1942 and served almost 3 years before being discharged in 1945.[2] Robert was wounded in action at St. Lo, France on 13 Jul 1944.[3]
On May 10th, 1952, Robert married Ethel Rice.[4]
He passed away on December 22nd, 1990.[5]
Research Note
Robert's enlistment date is recorded as 31 Oct 1942 in the "Young American Patriots" book from West Virginia.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Young American Patriots. Richmond, VA, USA: National Publishing Co., 1946.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Robert W Adkins and Ethel Rice, 1952; citing Wayne, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 583,727.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Robert W. Adkins (23 May 1922–22 Dec 1990), Find A Grave: Memorial #180546951, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Wayne, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Faye Francis (contributor 48423838) .
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