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PARK, Robert Phelps - Date of
birth
19 February 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11116242 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Punkewitz-Theissen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 4 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thaddeus C. Park (father)
Priscilla S. (Campbell) Park (mother)
Thaddeus C. Park Jr. (brother)
Douglass Park (brother)
More information
Cpl Robert P. Park was a mechanic before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 29 November 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.super6th.org - After Action Report CCB, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, WWII Draft Cards, The Boston Globe 8 August 1925
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet