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YEAKEL, Robert Louis - Date of
birth
30 September 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13185719 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
Western outskirts of Magdeburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond L. Yeakel (father)
Myrtle (Mattern) Yeakel (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Robert L. Yeakel joined the Regular Army Reserve in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 December 1942.The photo shows Robert Yeakel with the son of a family in Vaals, the Netherlands, where he was billeted for a short time. Less than half a year later Sgt Yeakel was killed in action.
Source of information: André Koch, Dolf Baltus, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Loux Family Tree, http://projects.militarytimes.com/pay-charts/, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report CCA, Book: " '40-'44, de jaren tussen Einmarsch en Bevrijding" - Heemkundekring Sankt Tolbert Vaals
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Dolf Baltus, Vaals