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Personal info

Full name
KASPER, Reubin John
Date of birth
30 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Williamson County, Texas
Hometown
Williamson County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38673360
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schwirzheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 2 11

Immediate family

Members
John Kasper (father)
Annie (Balusek) Kasper (mother)
Alvin F. Kasper (brother)
Wilbert L. Kasper (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Reubin J. Kasper enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 1 April 1944.

S/Sgt Kasper was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com – Bond of Friendship, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Williamson County, Texas