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Personal info

Full name
RHOADES, Robert Clarence Jr
Date of birth
13 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Forestville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Phoenix Park, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33775166
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Jüngersdorf-Langerwehe, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 4 22

Immediate family

Members
Robert Rhoades (father)
Ruth Rhoades (mother)
Charles Rhoades (brother)
Herbert Rhoades (brother)
Elizabeth Rhoades (sister)
Irene (Gwyther) Rhoades (wife)

More information

Pvt Robert C. Rhoades Jr. was a chauffeur before he enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Sheree Dowdle, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Schuykill County Genealogy

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Pottsville Republican - 12 December 1944