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Personal info

Full name
BEST, Robert Norman
Date of birth
18 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Midland, Midland County, Michigan
Hometown
Midland, Midland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
16105114
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Athienville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 20 78

Immediate family

Members
Norman A. Best (father)
Ethel A. Best (mother)
Jerald Best (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert N. Best attended college for one year and was employed at the Dow Chemical Company.

He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in East Lansing, Michigan on 9 December 1942. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Providence College.

Pfc Best was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

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 / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Rosemarie, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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