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Personal info

Full name
BURRUSS, Robert Terrell
Date of birth
8 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Bedford County, Virginia
Hometown
Campbell County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
20363822
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Malmedy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Charles A Burruss (father)
Annie (Nowlin) Burruss (mother)
William Burruss (brother)
Charles Burruss (brother)
Kathleen Burruss (sister)
Carlton Burruss (brother)
Carrington J. Burruss (brother)
Dorothy Burruss (sister)

More information

T/5 Robert T. Burruss joined the National Guard in Lynchburg, Virginia on 3 February 1941. He attended high school for 1 year and was a salesman.

On 23, 24 and 25 December 1944 the city center of Malmédy was bombed repeatedly by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of friendly fire incidents. Approximately 200 civilians were killed in the tragic attacks, while the number of American casualties has never been revealed by the United States Department of Defense. It is estimated that 69 American servicemen lost their lives of which a great number is still listed as missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Archives, www.oldhickory30th.com, 1930 US Census

Photo source: FOHF