PFC. Robert Harrison Black was born on September 6, 1925. His parents were Lonnie and Ida Mae Black. His mother was a housewife and his father worked for NVF National Vulcanized Fiber. He had five brothers and sisters, Edna Rae Littlefield, John Black (Deceased), Evona Black (deceased), James Black (deceased) and Norma Jean Ham.
He was raised in Piney Creek, North Carolina and while he was living there went to the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. He later moved to Chatham, Pennsylvania where he attended Avon Grove School District and he worked at NVF with his father before he was drafted into the military in 1943. Other family lived close by in Unionville, PA after Robert was drafted. Robert was known as a very kind-hearted person. Robert Black was sent to Shelby, Mississippi for basic training. Afterward, he was placed in the 393rd infantry regiment, 99th Infantry Division. He served in Europe, where in 1945, he was killed at the age of 20 by small arms fire while trying to advance on a small town near Marburg, Germany. Robert's remains were returned to the United States. He was buried at Mount Zion Cemetery, Piney Creek, North Carolina. Robert comes from a long line of veterans going all the way back to his great-grandfather, who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Robert's brother, James Black, served in Korea and Vietnam. Robert also had another brother, Johnny Black, who was a former Magistrate and formerly resided in Amelia, Virginia. His sisters, Edna Rae Littlefield of Penacook, New Hampshire and Norma Jean Black Ham of West Grove, Pennsylvania, are still living. At the time of his death Robert was dating Betty Montgomery, sources are unsure if she is still living and in the Avon Grove area. He had no children.