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Personal info

Full name
WALLACE, Robert Delos
Date of birth
23 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Frank, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Frank, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33398563
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert Wallace (father)
Anna Wallace (mother)
Alexander Wallace (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert D. Wallace was employed at the National Tube Company before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 3 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov
– WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S