Date of birth:

February 2nd, 1919 (Tonawanda/New York, USA)

Date of death:

June 6th, 1944 (Neuville-au-Plain/Basse-Normandie, France)

Buried on:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Plot: F. Row: 15. Grave: 11.

Nationality:

American

Technical Sergeant Robert Joseph "Bob" Niland, D Company, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division was killed in action on June 6, 1944, in Normandy. He volunteered to stay behind with Corporal James Kelly and hold off a German advance while his company retreated from Neuville-au-Plain. He was killed while manning his machine gun; Corporal James Kelly survived.

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