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CUNNING, Robert Nelson - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Broome County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42109741 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Lutrebois, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Cunning (father)
Louise M. (Hoskins) Cunning (mother)
Catherine S. Cunning (sister)
Jessie M. Cunning (sister)
Dorothy E. Cunning (sister)
Ethel M. Cunning (sister)
George Cunning (brother)
Kenneth H. Cunning (brother)
Edith I. Cunning (sister)
Elizabeth M. (McCoy) Cunning (wife)
Patricia L. Cunning (daughter)
More information
S/Sgt Robert N. Cunning graduated from Union Endicott High School was employed by the Magic City Ice and Milk Co.He enlisted on 25 March 1944 and was sent overseas on 1 September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.coulthart.com/134, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - Endicott Daily Bulletin,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Press and Sun-Bulletin - 15 June 1945