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Personal info

Full name
STROUD, R G R "Roy"
Date of birth
11 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Swinton, Stoddard County, Missouri
Hometown
St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37639593
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 51

Immediate family

Members
Charles M. Stroud (father)
Florence A. (Alsup) Stroud (mother)
Stella Stroud (sister)
Elma Stroud (sister)
William Stroud (brother)
Dolores M. Stroud (sister)
Joseph R. Stroud (brother)
Irene P. Stroud (wife)

More information

Pfc R G R Stroud was a machine operator before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 29 April 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Neubertres Family Tree Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Adopters Marcel and Mathilde Schmetz