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Personal info

Full name
ROBKEN, Harold Frederick
Date of birth
14 July 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Los Angeles County, California
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39271288
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
23 November 1945
Place of death
Müllendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Herman F. Robken (father)
Maria H. (Wolff) Robken (mother)
Herman Robken (brother)
Gerge E. Robken (brother)
Alexander A. Robken (brother)
Christina R. Robertson (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Harold F. Robken graduated from Alhambra High School in 1940 where he was on the basketball team.

He was declared officialy dead one year and one day after he went missing in action.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Sandra Robken Family Tree, California, County Marriages, 1850-1952

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com, Alhambra High School, 1940