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LIEDIKE, Robert H - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Englewood, Arapahoe County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1290960 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Erching, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 29 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond W. Liedike (father)
Maudine J. (Hogue) Liedike (mother)
Raymond R. Liedike (brother)
Jack H. Liedike (brother)
More information
Capt Robert H. Liedike attended high school for four years before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Camp Barkely, Texas on 2 February 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstones and Interment Record / Lowry Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks