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KINNEAR, Robert Thomas - Date of
birth
21 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Champaign County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36477415 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Simmerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 15 | 71 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claude T. Kinnear (father)
Inez L. Kinnear (mother)
John M. Kinnear (brother)
Charles S. Kinnear (brother)
Mary I. Kinnear (sister)
Alice E. Kinnear (sister)
More information
T/5 Robert T. Kinnear enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 16 March 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com – Benjamin B. Williams, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census, University of Illinois Memorial Project
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Illinois yearbook 1943