Robert W. Britton
Delaware Township (Cherry Hill), NJ, World War II memorial.
Private • U.S. Army • Serial 32267318
Headquarters Company, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Entered service from New Jersey • Died June 6, 1944
Buried at Normandy American Cemetery, Plot E Row 23 Grave 43, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Introduction
Private Robert W. Britton was the son of Mrs. Jane V. Britton, of 1201 Chapel Avenue in Delaware Township (Cherry Hill) NJ. He was born in New Jersey in 1918, had a grammar school education, was unmarried, and was working as a truck driver when inducted into the United States Army on May 11, 1942, at Fort Dix NJ. He volunteered for parachute training. After completing the parachute course at Fort Benning GA, he returned home on leave in the fall of 1942.
Private Robert W. Britton parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. He was killed in action on that day. He rests at the Normandy American Cemetery in St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France.