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Personal info

Full name
ROGAISIS, Robert
Date of birth
24 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
42178626
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 February 1945
Place of death
Near Habscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 11 26

Immediate family

Members
Helen (Cole) Rogaisis (mother)

More information

Pvt Robert Rogaisis enlisted in New York City, New York on 17 August 1944.

He attended high school for 4 years.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 6, Grave 135.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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

Photo source: Peter Schouteten