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Personal info

Full name
MALM, Robert A
Date of birth
11 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana
Hometown
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
15303825
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Bellevaux, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 42

Immediate family

Members
Albin E. Malm (father)
Bertha A. Malm (mother)
Lois M. Malm (sister)
Geraldine B. Malm (sister)

More information

Robert A. Malm graduated in January 1940 from Elkhart High School where he was on the golf squad. He attended Indiana University.

The pictures were taken in high school in 1937 and 1940.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Elkhart High School yearbook 1937/1940