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Personal info

Full name
KASKA, Robert
Date of birth
12 December 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35833620
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Bovenberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 37

Immediate family

Members
William Kaska (father)
Maude M. (Hardesty) Kaska (mother)
Paul F. Kaska (brother)
William N. Kaska (brother)
Elsie Kaska (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert Kaska enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 19 April 1944.
He attended East Technical High School for 2 years and was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Bjorn Meeuwsen via Jayne Broestl, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census / Ohio County Marriages / Ohio, Birth Index, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Cleveland Plain Dealer - 27 Jan 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet