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HOULETTE, Robert Henry - Date of
birth
6 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Columbiana, Columbiana County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16081635 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lindern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 13 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry I. Houlette (father)
Ida (Hum) Houlette (mother)
Bettie S. Houlette (sister)
Jack R. Houlette (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert H. Houlette graduated from Mansfield High School in 1940 and attended Northwestern University for two years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 1 September 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Mansfield High School Yearbook 1940