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Personal info

Full name
LIGHT, Robert Crawford
Date of birth
5 April 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Shelby, Richland County, Ohio
Hometown
Richland County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35224513
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
24 September 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Aiden T. Light (father)
Beatrice I. (Dennis) Light (mother)
Kenneth D. Light (brother)
Doris J. Light (sister)
Imogene Light (sister)

More information

Robert C. Light enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 17 July 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com