Posie Robert Doby^[1]

1922 - 1944  (21 years)

• Name	Posie Robert Doby  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	11 Oct 1922	Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Posie Robert Doby was born on October 11, 1922, in Rockford, Surry County, NC, to Carl Lee Doby and Emma (Holder) Doby. Posie enlisted in the United States Army on December 4, 1942, at Fort Bragg, NC. He served as a Private in the United States’ 2nd Chemical Battalion. He was killed in the line of duty by some type of flying debris on February 12, 1944, and was buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno (Sicily), Italy. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
  Residence	1930	Tunstall, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	01 Apr 1940	Greenwood, Moore, North Carolina, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	30 Jun 1942	Cameron, Moore County, North Carolina, USA   [4]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self
  Residence	5 Dec 1942	Moore, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Military	05 Dec 1942	Fort Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA   [5]
  Military	12 Feb 1944	Sicily, Italy   [2]
  	buried sometime after his death on 12 Feb 1944.
  d'Aboville #	1.01.02.01.02.08.02.01.02.01
  Death	12 Feb 1944	Sicily, Italy   [2, 6, 7, 10]
  Burial	Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy   [6, 7, 10]
  	Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial. Plot H Row 14 Grave 22.
  Person ID	I232339732706	Doby
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Carlie Lee Doby,   b. 29 Dec 1900, Surry County, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Oct 1986, Cameron, Moore County, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Emma Holder,   b. 8 Dec 1903, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Mar 1981, Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	08 Dec 1921	Rockford, Surry County, North Carolina, USA   [12, 13]
  	The marriage license was obtained on 8 Dec 1921. There are no records that show the actual marriage date.
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Posie Robert Doby (1922-1944) military memory page.
  		Posie Robert Doby - ca. 1943 Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.
  		Posie Robert Doby Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.
  		Posie Robert Doby Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.
  		Posie Robert Doby Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.
  		Posie Robert Doby Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.
  		Posie Robert Doby and unknown LEFT TO RIGHT: Posie Robert Doby unknown Part of the Mabel Ruth (Doby) Horne photo collection.

  
  

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