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RYNER, Robert Bert - Date of
birth
18 July 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa -
Hometown
Camanche, Clinton County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37662052 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wiesviller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 57 |
Immediate family
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Members
Teofulous J. Ryner (father)
Ida L. (Kirk) Ryner (mother)
Carl J. Ryner (brother)
More information
S/Sgt Robert B. Ryner attended high school for three years and was employed at the Central Steel Tube before he enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 18 February 1943.He died in a field hospital to the effects of artillery shell fragments to his urethra and femur. The exact date when he was reported wounded in action and the location where he died, is not known.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / C.J Ryner Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy