Remembrance

Robert R. Noble was killed in action on June 8th, 1944, just 2 days following his jump into action at Normandy. He was a Private First Class at the time of his death. Following his death he was awarded the Purple Heart medal, which is given to all men and women who are wounded or killed in action. Robert sacrificed all he had. He only had a short amount of time with his new bride before he volunteered to do what needed done so others wont have to.

Robert is buried at the US Military Cemetery, in St. Mere Eglise, France. His permanent resting site is in Plot E, Row 26, Grave 21. This cemetery holds the remains of 9,387 deceased servicemen, and another 1,600 names of those who went missing are inscribed on walls within the garden of the missing.