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Personal info

Full name
OPACICH, Robert S "Bobby"
Date of birth
16 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Seattle, King County, Washington
Hometown
Dublin Gulch, Silver Bow county, Montana

Military service

Service number
19073646
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 September 1944
Place of death
Waal River, Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 10 4

Immediate family

Members
Michael Opacich (father)
Annie Opacich (mother)
Mildred Opacich (sister)
Helen Opacich (sister)
Ruby Opacich (sister)
George Opacich (brother)
Roy Opacich (brother)
Leline Opacich (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert S. Opacich attended Custer County High School where he was prominent on the football and basketball team.

He enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 22 May 1942.

His parents were immigrants from Yugoslavia and his name is often spelled Opack or O'Pack.

Pfc Robert S. Opacich was killed in action during the assault boat crossing of the Waal River in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.307th.org, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Naturalization Record of father, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl

Photo source: www.307th.org, Miles City Public Library, Montana