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Personal info

Full name
FRENCH, Robert Francis
Date of birth
13 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37222263
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
355th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
Bad Berka or Kahla, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 17 1

Immediate family

Members
Clarence N. French (father)
Blanche I. (Maze) French (mother)
Clarence French (brother)
Donald French (brother)
Kathleen E. (Schmidt) French (wife)

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Missouri Marriage records, 1805-2002 / Clark Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet