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Personal info

Full name
MALONE, Robert Oliver
Date of birth
13 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36739736
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Ammunition Bearer
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Near Schafberg, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 6 22

Immediate family

Members
Oliver L. Malone (father)
Harriett N. (Mick) Malone (mother)
Gladys M. Malone (sister)
Gene E. Malone (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert O. Malone attended Lake View High School.

He joined his unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on 11 July 1944. On 25 July he was severely wounded in action and transferred to the 100th Evacuation Hospital, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. After recovery, he rejoined his unit on 3 October 1944.

The picture was taken in high school in 1937.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org/heroes/serial/36739736, www.ancestry.com- 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Clarissa Stegeman