Roger Elliot Washburn
Cenotaph

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Roger Elliot Washburn

Birth
Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
8 Apr 1945 (aged 21)
Cenotaph
Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section P Row 2
Memorial ID
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Son of Henry C. and Eva F. (Seaverns) Washburn.

Killed in Action World War II.

This is probably a cenotaph for Roger.
He has a memorial at "Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial"
in the Netherlands.

Roger's memorial in the Netherlands

1940 U.S. Census - Melrose, Middlesex, Mass.
Henry C. Washburn - Head - 51y - Salesman - Rents home/45.00 month
Eva F. Washburn - Wife - 53y
Donald M. Washburn - Son - 22y - Order Clerk
Raymond S. Washburn - Son - 19y - Shipping Clerk
ROGER E. WASHBURN - Son - 16y

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
name: Roger E Washburn
name (original): Roger E Washburn
event type: Military Service
event date: 13 Apr 1943
term of enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months,
subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
event place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
residence place:
race: White
citizenship status: citizen
birth year: 1923
birthplace: MASSACHUSETTS
education level: 1 year of college
civilian occupation: Occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
marital status: Single, without dependents
military rank: Private
army branch:
army component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
source reference: Civil Life
serial number: 31310210
affiliate publication title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
affiliate arc identifier: 1263923
box film number: 04243.146
Son of Henry C. and Eva F. (Seaverns) Washburn.

Killed in Action World War II.

This is probably a cenotaph for Roger.
He has a memorial at "Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial"
in the Netherlands.

Roger's memorial in the Netherlands

1940 U.S. Census - Melrose, Middlesex, Mass.
Henry C. Washburn - Head - 51y - Salesman - Rents home/45.00 month
Eva F. Washburn - Wife - 53y
Donald M. Washburn - Son - 22y - Order Clerk
Raymond S. Washburn - Son - 19y - Shipping Clerk
ROGER E. WASHBURN - Son - 16y

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
name: Roger E Washburn
name (original): Roger E Washburn
event type: Military Service
event date: 13 Apr 1943
term of enlistment:
Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months,
subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
event place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
residence place:
race: White
citizenship status: citizen
birth year: 1923
birthplace: MASSACHUSETTS
education level: 1 year of college
civilian occupation: Occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
marital status: Single, without dependents
military rank: Private
army branch:
army component:
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
source reference: Civil Life
serial number: 31310210
affiliate publication title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
affiliate arc identifier: 1263923
box film number: 04243.146

Inscription

Front of gravestone:
CHRISTINE L. WASHBURN
1889 - 1915

Back of gravestone:
HENRY C. WASHBURN
1889 - 1962
EVA F. HIS WIFE
1887 - 1971
HAROLD E. THEIR SON
1920 - 1929
ROGER E. THEIR SON
1923 - 1945
P.F.C. U.S. ARMY