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Personal info

Full name
HOBSON, Robert Leslie
Date of birth
9 October 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Crawford County, Kansas
Hometown
McCune, Crawford County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37738251
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
West of the Rur River in the sector of Düren-Merken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 2 16

Immediate family

Members
William G. Hobson (father)
Leona A. (Hughes) Hobson (mother)
Willard Hobson (brother)
Wayne Hobson (brother)
Eurnice Hobson (sister)
Dorothy L. (Ruby) Hobson (wife)
Patricia L. Hobson (daughter)

More information

Pfc Robert L. Hobson enlisted in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 25 March 1944. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com - Orlena, www.wwiimemorial.com - Patricia L. Hobson Roach, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet