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Personal info

Full name
BAUMEISTER, Robert John
Date of birth
14 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Queens, Queens County, New York City, New York
Hometown
Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
42053629
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 November 1944
Place of death
France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 10 12

Immediate family

Members
Paul A. Baumeister (father)
Maude R. (Riceman) Baumeister (mother)
Louise C. Baumeister (sister)

More information

Pvt Robert J. Baumeister graduated from Bayside High School.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 12 November 1943, after completing a year at Lehigh University. He had been overseas since July 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 142ndaar-.pdf, www.newspapers.com - Brooklyn Eagle - 29 October 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Kevin