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Personal info

Full name
HOCKER, Robert Wilson
Date of birth
13 October 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Wheatfield Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33149264
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weismes-Ovifat, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 14 46

Immediate family

Members
John C. Hocker (father)
Harriet E. (Highlands) Hocker (mother)
Nellie B. Hocker (sister)
John C. Hocker (brother)
Murry W. Hocker (brother)
Harry A. Hocker (brother)
Blanche R. (Brightbill) Hocker (wife)

More information

Sgt Robert W. Hocker enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 9 February 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Public Member Photos