Robert Strong, Marine Corps, PFC
Served from 1944 to 1945
PFC Robert D. Strong who was killed by a Japanese hand grenade while on guard duty on Okinawa on May 18, 1945. He was a member of the military police of the U. S,. Marine Corps. He entered service on June 27, 1944, then died on May 18, 1945, at the age of nineteen. PFC Strong's remains are buried at Franklin Cemetary in Berrien Township, Michigan. With the veteran saints beyond, his spirit now attends the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps. May his service be eternally remembered and Honored.