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Personal info

Full name
HARTMAN, Robert Leslie
Date of birth
20 May 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36853151
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
Aachener wald, southwest of Aachen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 12

Immediate family

Members
Cornelius C. Hartman (father)
Marion E. (Wakefield) Hartman (mother)
Mildred Hartman (sister)
Cornelius C. Hartman Jr. (brother)
Richard K. Hartman (brother)

More information

Robert graduated from Ypsilanti, Michigan High School in 1940 and was employed at the Central Specialty Co.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, Susan Linton - Ann Arbor Library, Ypsilanti Daily Press, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Lorenz Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 census, 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Ann Arbor News 10 October 1944