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Personal info

Full name
RAMBO, Robert Hulen Jr
Date of birth
29 July 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hansen, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Hometown
Murtaugh, Twin Falls County, Idaho

Military service

Service number
39924628
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 January 1945
Place of death
Le Neubourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 16 41

Immediate family

Members
Robert H. Rambo (father)
Ida E. (Reed) Rambo (mother)
James A. Rambo (brother)
Jennie A. Rambo (sister)
Billy J. Rambo (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert H. Rambo Jr. worked on a farm before he enlisted in Boise, Idaho on 21 December 1943. He was sent overseas in 30 August 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / All the brothers were valiant / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The Times News - 18 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Times News - 18 February 1945