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MC CANDLESS, Robert Edgar - Date of
birth
21 July 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Adams, Butler County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33397272 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
12th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Gey-Zweifall, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert G. McCandless (father)
Nancy J. McCandless (mother)
Emma E. McCandless (sister)
Thelma E. McCandless (sister)
Harold D. McCandless (brother)
Doris J. McCandless (sister)
Dora G. McCandless (sister)
Roberta J. McCandless (sister)
More information
Pvt Robert E. McCandless worked as a landscaping laborer before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 26 October 1942.
Source of information:Danny van der Groen, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Pollack Family Tree
Photo source: Jac Engels