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BEITLER, Robert Henry - Date of
birth
22 September 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Red Cloud, Webster County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37481569 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
409th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Taintrux, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
William E. Beitler (father)
Florence Gladys (Keeney) Beitler (mother)
Bruce K. Beitler (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert H. Beitler graduated from Cowles High School in June 1942 and attended Hastings College as Class of 1946 for one year.He enlisted in the summer of 1943 and was in the ASTP at Texas A&M. He was sent overseas in September 1944. In October 1944, he was named as an alternate to attend West Point by Senator Hugh Butler.
The American Legion in Cowles, Nebraska is named in his honor.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/409th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for Nov. 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-i-by-name.pdf, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson, honorstates.org, Hastings Daily Tribune - 9 February 1945