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WARD, Robert Edwin "Doc" - Date of
birth
8 January 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois -
Hometown
Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16052395 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
Medical Aidman -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division,
Medical Detachment
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Silver Star,
Bronze Star
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Schwalmtal-Boisheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry E. Ward (father)
Luella J. (Eyre ) Ward (mother)
Russel J. Ward (brother)
Eleanor Ward (sister)
More information
T/4 Robert E. Ward attended college for 2 years and was a clerk. He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Peoria, Illinois on 6 January 1942.The citation for his Distinguished Service Cross stated:
"The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross (Posthumously) to Robert E. Ward (16052395), Technician Fourth Grade, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as a Medical Aidman with the 334th Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, in action against enemy forces on 22 January 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Ward's intrepedit actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty at the cost of his life, exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 84th Infantry Division, and the United States Army."
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, http://www.homeofheroes.com, http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/89/, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Princeville Heritage Museum