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FORTIER, Robert James - Date of
birth
23 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36470607 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph A. Fortier (father)
Katherine M. (Sullivan) Fortier (mother)
Evelyn R. Fortier (sister)
William F. Fortier (brother)
Raymond J. Fortier (brother)
Edmund Fortier (brother)
Gerald J. Fortier (brother)
Daniel T. Fortier (brother)
Dorothy N. Fortier (sister)
Thomas G. Fortier (brother)
Virginia D. (Clements) Fortier (wife)
Roberta Fortier (daughter)
Terrence Fortier (son)
More information
Pvt Robert J. Fortier was married to Virginia Dare Clements in August 1939.He enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 19 July 1944.
His brother William F. Fortier is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy.
Source of information: André Koch, Astrid van Erp, Kelly, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Kelly (granddaughter)