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KINNEAR, Robert Thomas "Tommy" - 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
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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 graduated from Urbana High School in 1941 and attended the University of Illinois.He enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 16 March 1943. He was sent overseas in October 1944
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, Urbana High School yearbook 1941