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HASERLAT, Robert Charles - Date of
birth
25 January 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31373317 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Turret Gunner -
Unit
764th Bombardment Squadron,
461st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 32 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Costastino Haserlat (father)
Effie (Ambargis) Haserlat (mother)
Christy C. Haserlat (brother)
Peter Haserlat (brother)
Leon Haserlat (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Robert C. Haserlat enlisted on 16 June 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire.The aircraft was hit directly over the target area, either by bomb from a plane flying above or by flak, causing the plane to explode.
Major William H. Tallant, Sgt William F. Balen and Sgt Harold J. McCrary are memorialized at Epinal American Cemetery; 1st Lt Douglas A. Herrin and S/Sgt John J. Juran are buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold; 2nd Lt Peter Konapaka, 2nd Lt James D. Wagg, S/Sgt Louis J. Kain and Sgt Morris D. Worman are buried in the United States.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Enlistment Record / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.461st.org, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.461st.org