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Personal info

Full name
RODRUAN, Robert D
Date of birth
30 March 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33582523
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 7 22

Immediate family

Members
August W. Rodruan (father)
Stella M. Rodruan (mother)
June E. Rodruan (sister)
Edgar A. Rodruan (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert D. Rodruan enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 5 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Appplication File / 1920 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jane R. Kasow (niece), Robert E. Rodruan (nephew) and William C. Rodruan (nephew)