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Personal info

Full name
SCHLESINGER, Robert Neal
Date of birth
19 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
O-416058
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 30

Immediate family

Members
Samuel A. Schlesinger (father)
Esther B. (Levy) Schlesinger (mother)
Herbert I. Schlesinger (brother)
Melvin L. Schlesinger (brother)

More information

1st Lt Robert N. Schlesinger graduated from the University of Illinois.

He enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 11 March 1941 and joined his unit in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / Schlesinger Johnson Family Tree, www.myheritage.nl - Hammond Times

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Howe Military School Yearbook 1945