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Personal info

Full name
BUNCH, Robert Edward Lee Jr
Date of birth
29 December 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
12128157
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 11 28

Immediate family

Members
Robert E.L. Bunch (father)
Emily A. Bunch (mother)
Nora P. Bunch (sister)
Martha J. Bunch (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert E. L. Bunch Jr enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 August 1942.

He was first buried at Block OOO, Row 11, Grave 251.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: Ubachs Hardy, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ardsley High School 1940