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REAK, Robert Edwin - Date of
birth
20 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37280562 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Engineer Combat Battalion,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Monschau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Laurence D. Reak (father)
Margaret I. (Wood) Reak (mother)
Laurence B. Reak (brother)
Bernard A. Reak (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert E. Reak graduated from North High School before he enlisted in June 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / Birth Index, http://9thinfantrydivision.net, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star