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Personal info

Full name
KANE, Robert J
Date of birth
1915
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Charleston County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
35913644
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
23rd Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schnee-Eifel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 6 5

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Kane (father)
Margaret (Gorman) Kane (mother)
John Kane (brother)
Eugene Kane (brother)
Thomas Kane (brother)
Joseph Kane (brother)
Marie C. (O'Mailia) Kane (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert J. Kane worked in a metal factory before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 11 August 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Hannah Majewski, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Marriage License

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet