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Title
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Shears, Robert Grant
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Gender
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Male
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Biography
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Robert Grant Shears was born to Robert Lee and Mary Shears on March 15, 1914 in Boone County, Kentucky. One of 13 children, Robert grew up in Florence, where Lee worked in construction and served as Florence's first police chief.
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Robert enlisted in the United States Army on April 5, 1941 at Fort Thomas, in Campbell County, Kentucky. At the time of enlistment, he lists his occupation as a bus/truck/tractor driver. In September 1943, he was stationed in Sicily with the 179th Infantry of the 45th Army Division. On September 11, 1943, Private Robert G. Shears was killed in Salerno, Italy during Operation Avalanche. He is buried in Italy with many of his fellow soldiers. He was awarded the Purple Heart for the wounds he received in combat.
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Member
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Shears family
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Birth date
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15 Mar 1914
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Father
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Shears, Robert Lee
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Mother
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Shearer, Mary Rebecca
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Death date
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11 Sep 1943
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Place of death
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Salerno (Italy)
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Death and burial information
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Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial (Nettuno, Italy)
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Occupation(s)
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Truck driver
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Employed by
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Huey Motor Express (Florence, Ky.)
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Military service
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179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, U.S. Army
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Allegiance
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United States of America
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Held rank
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Private
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Place of enlistment
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Fort Thomas (Ky.)
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Service began
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5 Apr 1941
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Service ended
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11 Sep 1943
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Killed in action: Salerno, Battle of, Salerno, Italy, 1943
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U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
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Bibliographic citation(s)
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FindAGrave.com, memorial #56314344
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
Hebron (Ky.)
Florence (Ky.)
