Prillaman Robert Wayne

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Robert Wayne Prillaman is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

740th ''Daredevil'' Tank Battalion Monument

Name:

Robert Wayne Prillaman

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

33092771

Unit:

740th Tank Battalion

Date of Death:

1945-04-13

State:

Virginia

Cemetery:

Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Virginia, USA

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Robert Wayne Prillaman was born on August 4, 1912, in Franklin County, Virginia. He was the son of Gabe Prillaman and Mary Tate Stanley Prillaman. Cpl Prillaman served in the United States Army with the 740th Tank Battalion in World War II. Known as the �Daredevil Tankers�, the 740th was a separate battalion that fought from Utah Beach all the way to the Baltic Sea in support of various divisions of the US war effort.

Cpl Prillaman was Killed in Action on April 13, 1945. He is now buried in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin County, Virginia, USA.

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