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Personal info

Full name
SINCLAIR, Robert David Jr "Bob"
Date of birth
13 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Hometown
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37570721
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
411th Infantry Regiment,
103rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Near St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 7 12

Immediate family

Members
Robert D. Sinclair (father)
Martha (Brockman) Sinclair (mother)
Jean E. Sinclair (sister)
John B. Sinclair (brother)
Mary H. Sinclair (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert D. Sinclair Jr. was inducted in the Army a few days after graduating high school and trained at various camps in Texas, including Camp Wolters, Camp Moxey and Camp Howze.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / Minnesota Birth Index 1900-1934 / Pamela Davis, https://103divwwii.usm.edu/411th-regiment.html - Unit Journal for November 1944, http://103divwwii.usm.edu/assets/mr-411-i-by-name.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson, www.ancestry.com - Pamela Davis