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Personal info

Full name
TATE, Robert J
Date of birth
7 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota
Hometown
Madelia, Watonwan County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
6939769
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
115th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Spiel-Ameln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 12 15

Immediate family

Members
Vernon E. Tate (father)
Clara (Thompson) Tate (mother)
Harris V. Tate (brother)
Flora J. Tate (sister)
Olive A. Tate (sister)
Wesley E. Tate (brother)
Walton F. Tate (brother)
Ruth E. Tate (sister)
Leland Tate (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Robert J. Tate joined the Regular Army on 11 January 1940. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 9 October 1944. He was promoted to Sergeant on 25 November 1944 and to Staff Sergeant on 11 December 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Randall Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joek Hulsmann / Tony Glavan Thiorugh