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Personal info

Full name
NOLDER, Robert F
Date of birth
27 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York
Hometown
Orleans County, New York

Military service

Service number
06980640
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 October 1944
Place of death
Northern outskirts of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 1

Immediate family

Members
Francis Nolder (father)
Magdelinde Nolder (mother)
Margaret Nolder (sister)
Mary Nolder (sister)
John Nolder (brother)
George Nolder (brother)
Gertrude Nolder (wife)
Nancy Nolder (daughter)

More information

T/5 Robert F. Nolder joined the Regular Army on 21 November 1939. He took part in the African campaign and Sicilian invasion where he received a slight injury to his hands. After hospitalized in England for two months, he participated in the French invasion.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Nories Family Tree / 1930 Census, Times Herald 6 November 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet