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Personal info

Full name
COBB, Russell S
Date of birth
31 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Walton, Delaware County, New York
Hometown
Hashbrock Heights, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
12226777
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
Saar Valley, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 14 26

Immediate family

Members
Russell C. Cobb (father)
Gertrude S. Cobb (mother)
William J. Cobb (brother)
Louise H. Cobb (sister)

More information

Cobb graduated from Hasbrouck Heights High School and entered Rutgers University in July 1943. He entered the service and became part of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) at Syracuse University.

Sgt Russell S. Cobb first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block H, Row 1, Grave 4.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com U.S. School Yearbook / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Rutgers University

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Rutgers University Yearbook 1947