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Personal info

Full name
KEMMET, Robert James
Date of birth
22 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York

Military service

Service number
20248499
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
771st Tank Destroyer Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Münster-Telgte-Warrendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 10 10

Immediate family

Members
Margaret (Stewart) Kemmet (mother)

More information

Pvt Robert J. Kemmet joined the Field Artillery of the National Guard in New York City, New York on 3 February 1941.

He attended high school for 2 years and worked as a clerk.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 771st TDB, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet