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Personal info

Full name
OSBORNE, Robert Howard
Date of birth
18 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Hemlock, Ashe County, North Carolina
Hometown
Sullivan County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34967855
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 64

Immediate family

Members
William M. Osborne (father)
Ella Osborne (mother)
Hester Osborne (sister)
Mattie Osborne (sister)
Ruth Osborne (sister)
Grace R. Osborne (wife)
Betty R. Osborne (daughter)
Judy E. Osborne (daughter)

More information

Pvt Robert H. Osborne enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 3 April 1944.

The picture of the marker is taken on Ashelawn Memorial Gardens, Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Chet Walker, www.newspapers.com - The Skyland Post 12 July 1945