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Personal info

Full name
SEMLER, Robert Jacob
Date of birth
29 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
O1287075
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 53

Immediate family

Members
Samuel J. Semler (father)
Augusta Semler (mother)
Harry J. Semler (brother)
Beatrice (Ladd) Semler (wife)
Beatrice L. Semler (daughter)

More information

1st Lt Semler graduated from Lansingburg High School and was active in Boy Scout work. He joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 26 October 1940.

His brother, Pfc Harry J. Semler, served with the Marines in the South Pacific.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com,
www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Troy Record 12 February 1945, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org - After Action Report 330th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Troy Record, Viviane Suykerbuyk-Strijbos