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MORNEWECK, Robert E - Date of
birth
12 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36956700 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1945 - Place of
death
South of Düsseldorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 20 | 17 |
Immediate family
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Members
Weston Morneweck (father)
Augusta (Brandenburg) Morneweck (mother)
Emmet H. Morneweck (brother)
Dorothy M. Morneweck (sister)
Evelyn L. Morneweck (sister)
Virginia Morneweck (sister)
Leroy Morneweck (brother)
Arthur Morneweck (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert E. Morneweck attended Northwesten High School in Detroit where he enrolled into the R.O.T.C. program.He was reported wounded in action during the defense of Bastogne. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time. When the wounds had healed, he went back to his unit on the frontline.
He was killed in action April 1945 on a night mission at the Rhine river. The action in which Robert was killed is described in 'Rendezvouz With Destiny, the history of the 101st Airborne Division'.
A soldier who was with him when he died stated that the reason he lost his life was that he was loaded with extra ammunition and grenades.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten