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Personal info

Full name
MORAN, Robert Bruce
Date of birth
22 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Hometown
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
44038590
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
3 June 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 12 14

Immediate family

Members
Bruce Moran (father)
Edith Moran (mother)
Charlotte Moran (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert B. Moran graduated from Druid Hills High School in 1943 and attended Emory University.

He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 10 October 1944 and was sent overseas in March 1945.

He was killed when a weapon was discharged accidentally.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Charlotte Moran Hansen, 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, The Atlanta Constitution 24 June 1945, Druid Hills High School 1943