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Personal info

Full name
ERWIN, Robert Eugene
Date of birth
21 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Ocala, Marion County, Florida
Hometown
Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15077701
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
In a wooded area near Rhynern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 2 12

Immediate family

Members
James A. Erwin (father)
Bessie M. Erwin (mother)
John Erwin (brother)
Jack Erwin (brother)
Margie Erwin (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert E. Erwin graduated from Roseville High School.

He enlisted at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 8 June 1942 an received his training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was sent overseas in July 1944.
He learned to know Margie during training and e married with her before his departure. She got pregnant and died in childbirth along with the baby (son), a month before Pfc Erwin was killed in Germany. His family always tought that because of the news Robert wasn't so careful anymore.

At the time of his death his brother John was also serving in Germany.

Source of information: Family Pfc Robert E. Erwin, Astrid van Erp, http://muskingumlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Erwin_Robert_E-2.pdf

Photo source: Bruno Nelissen, Family Pfc Robert E. Erwin, www.ewspapers.com - The Times Recorder 23 May 1945