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Personal info

Full name
SCHWARTZ, Robert
Date of birth
24 October 1913
Age
30
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
42033722
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 October 1944
Place of death
Northeast of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 2 17

Immediate family

Members
Joseph J. Schwartz (father)
Franklin J. Schwartz (brother)
Helen Schwartz (sister)
Florence (De Nat) Schwartz (wife)
Michael C. Schwartz (son)

More information

S/Sgt Robert Schwartz attended the University of Michigan and Brooklyn Law School. He was a lawyer and practiced law with his father.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 27 August 1943. He was sent overseas June 1944.

His brother Franklin served with the Army Air Corps.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.oldhickory30th.com, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 21 March 1945, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle