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CRESSEY, Robert H - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Pierce County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39207357 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 73 |
Immediate family
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Members
Dorothy Cressey (sister)
Catherine (Pixley) Cressey (wife)
More information
Pvt Robert H. Cressey enlisted on 22 April 1943 from Seattle, Washington.He was a paratrooper and killed in action in the battle of Bastogne.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com - Dorothy Tenkhoff, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Danny van der Groen