West, Robert Louis

1937 - 1961  (24 years)

• Name	West, Robert Louis
  Birth	13 Feb 1937  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WEST.R006
  _FGRAVE	21780391
  Military Service	Private First Class, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 547 Engineer Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  Death	28 Feb 1961  [1, 2]
  	Cause: Robert died as a result of being stabbed.
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, West, Robert Louis
  Person ID	I32864	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	West, Menford,   b. 15 Dec 1891, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1953, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rumley, Fern A.,   b. 22 Feb 1905   d. 27 Feb 1990 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F13640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10162] (Reliability: 2). [S10153] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Schnell, Mary West, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45791153), none. (Reliability: 2).