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KASKA, Robert - Date of
birth
12 December 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
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 attended East Technical High Schooland was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 19 April 1944.
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 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Cleveland Press - 26 January 1945