Name:
James Lafayette Roberts
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
294760
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-29
State:
Louisina
Cemetery:
Baton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot:
13
Row:
Grave:
9
Decoration:
Comments:
James Lafayette Roberts was born on March 24, 1921. He was the son of Jesse H. Roberts and Edie Estelle McGaha Roberts.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 29, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.