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NAME Robert Franklin Kessinger |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 350790 |
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| HOME OF RECORD 308 Kessinger Street, Beckley, WV |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Chloe Kessinger |
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| DATE OF BIRTH ~1926 |
ENTERED SERVICE April 7, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS November 24, 1942 |
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| REGION Solomons |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Guadalcanal |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
UNIT B/1/8th Marines |
DUTY — |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 24 November 1942, with their attack to the west stymied by strong Japanese defenses, the 8th Marines maintained defensive positions and began sending out combat patrols – “the result of which is not in our favor due to enemy snipers” noted the war diary of the First Battalion.The 2nd Platoon of B/1/8 attempted to scale Hill 83, but ran into the same network of hidden machine guns and snipers that defeated previous attacks. One of the casualties was Private Robert F. Kessinger. He was reported to be buried in the field on 24 November, but the location could not later be found. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
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| STATUS OF REMAINS Buried in the field. |
MEMORIALS Manila American Cemetery |
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