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Personal info

Full name
NIELSEN, Robert G
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Kankakee County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16175110
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 3 46

More information

Pfc Robert G. Nielsen enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 31 July 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet