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Personal info

Full name
NEEDHAM, Robert Arthur
Date of birth
9 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35237483
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
Harz Mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 9 18

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Needham (father)
Glenna Needham (mother)
Carl Needham (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert A. Needham graduated from Stivers High School.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 17 July 1944 and was sent overseas in January 1945.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapaers.com - The Dayton Herald