Robert Floyd Daggett was born on 27 July 1919 at Raven’s Croft, Tennessee, the son of Mrs Alcy Emma Daggett .
Died 9 March 1945
Private First Class
Enlisted 20 March 1942 – Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Crossville Chronicle, April 14, 1949
Last rites for Pfc. Robert F. Daggett were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the Crossville church of Christ. Pfc. Daggett’s remains arrived here last Thursday, April 7, having been brought from temporary interment after he was killed in action in Germany on March 9, 1945. Interment took place in France Cemetery in White County, soon after. Pfc. Daggett is survived by his mother, Mrs. Aley Daggett of Pleasant Hill; a brother, Vernon Daggett of Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Furby Jane Holder Crowford, Mrs. Margaret Blemmings of Detroit, Mich., and several nieces and nephews.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 27 July 1919
- Date of death: 9 March 1945
- County: Cumberland
- Hometown: Crossville
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 150th Armored Signal Corps
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: France Cemetery, Sparta, White County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar VIII, Bottom Panel
- Sponsored by: Fred Lay
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