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Personal info

Full name
BRESETTE, Robert W
Date of birth
12 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York
Hometown
Depeyster, St. Lawrence County, New York

Military service

Service number
32745334
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
South of Eupen, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 6 11

Immediate family

Members
William Bresette (father)
Caroline F. Bresette (mother)
Margaret A. Bresette (sister)
Mary Jane Bresette (sister)
Joyce Bresette (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Robert W. Bresette attended Heuvelton High School and was employed on his father's farm before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 27 January 1943.

He received his basic training at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He was sent to England in October 1943, and landed at Omaha Beach on 6 June 1944. He was wounded in November 1944.

He was awarded the Silver Star twice (the second time posthumously) for gallantry in action in connection with combat operations against the enemy.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Ogdensburg Journal - Jan 12, 1945
http://militarytimes.com, www.history.army.mil, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ogdensburg Journal - Jan 12, 1945