Inscription: Marker, front: IN MEMORY OF / ROBERT A. FIELDS, E.M. 3C / U.S. NAVY, WHO DIED / DEC. 7, 1941, THE FIRST / SAMPSON COUNTY MAN / KILLED IN WORLD WAR II, / AND ALL OTHERS THAT / GAVE THEIR LIVES / FROM SAMPSON COUNTY, / NORTH CAROLINA. Robert A. Fields served in World War II with the U.S. Navy USS Oklahoma on Battleship BB-37. He was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Organization Responsible for Installation:
The American Legion Post #22 and VFW Post 7547
Memorial War Era(s):
- WWII
Memorial Condition:
Average
Website:
http://docsouth.unc.edu/commland/monument/497
Location:
The monument is located in front of the Sampson County Courthouse off of East Main Street between North Wall Street and Court Street in Clinton, NC.