Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan

Age 23 World War II

Robert "Bobby" Sullivan was born 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, the third of five children. He worked as a dockworker before enlisting in 1942, choosing paratroopers because "the pay is better." Known as a fearless soldier and loyal friend, he wrote to Maggie daily. His letters from training in England are held by the National WW2 Museum.

Letters by Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan

World War II • 1939–1945 1 letter

The Night Before D-Day

1 min WW2

Written the night before loading onto transports for D-Day, this letter was found in Bobby's barracks bag after he was killed when his C-47 was hit by flak over Utah Beach.

Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan → Margaret "Maggie" Sullivan 1944-06-04

Upottery Airfield, Devon, England

Places Sergeant Robert "Bobby" Sullivan wrote from

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