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Personal info

Full name
FELTER, Robert Kenneth
Date of birth
12 April 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
Hometown
St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37625278
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schierke-Braunlage, Harz Mountains, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 2 1

Immediate family

Members
Louis D. Felter (father)
Margaret A. (Heinrich) Felter (mother)
Louis D. Felter Jr. (brother)
Marion J. Felter (wife)

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch