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MERCER, Robert Alexander - Date of
birth
30 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Victoria, Canada -
Hometown
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39128523 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Emberménil, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander A. Mercer (father)
Anna L. (Rogers) Mercer (mother)
Dora M. Mercer (sister)
Helen L. Mercer (sister)
Thomas T. Mercer (brother)
Frank A. Mercer (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert A. Mercer attended high school for four years and was employed at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 24 March 1942.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Paul Smith Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Tacoma