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Personal info

Full name
MARCUS, Robert Fisher
Date of birth
30 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33577694
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Near Welz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 19 5

Immediate family

Members
Robert J. Marcus (father)
Anna M. (Fisher) Marcus (mother)
Elizabeth M. (Clift) Marcus (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert F. Marcus enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 18 January 1943.

Pfc Marcus volunteered to deliver an important message to his hard-pressed platoon and was killed en route.

Source of information: Andre Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://infantryozark.blogspot.nl/, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet