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Personal info

Full name
HUTCHESON, Robert Washington
Date of birth
25 March 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Colbert County, Alabama
Hometown
Franklin County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34160146
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Niederau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 26

Immediate family

Members
Lola B. Hutcheson (mother)
Alfred A. Hutcheson (brother)
James M. Hutcheson (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert W. Hutcheson joined the Regular Army in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 15 September 1941.

He worked on a farm.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 28th Infantry Regiment

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet