Name:
Robert Joseph Niland
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
32200180
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
F
Row:
15
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Joseph “Bob” Niland was born on February 2, 1919, in Tonawanda, Erie County, New York. He was the son of Michael Charles Niland Jr. and Augusta Louise "Gussie" Witzke Niland. He enlisted in the service on November 7, 1941.
Robert served in Company D, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, while manning his machine gun in Neuville-au-Plain, France. Sgt Niland is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France.