Veterans' Memorial Project

Robert Irwin Block

Chicago, IL

World War II

College: Commerce & Business Administration

Graduation Year: Attended 1939-1941

Service Branch: Air Force

Rank: Second Lieutenant

Date of Birth: 03/09/1920

Date of Death: 04/17/1943

Affiliations: Zeta Beta Tau

Lt. Block served with the 5th Air Force, 90th Bomb Group. He died in the South Pacific. He is buried at Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois (Chicago)

-submitted by James Opolony; information taken from Web site above and University and public records

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