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LIPPSTREUER, Robert F - Date of
birth
8 August 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Columbus, St. Clair County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36112735 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Nürnberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto E. Lippstreuer (father)
Agnes C. Lippstreuer (mother)
Mamie Lippstreuer (sister)
Mabel Lippstreuer (sister)
Fritz Lippstreuer (brother)
Forrest A. Lippstreuer (brother)
Harley C. Lippstreuer (brother)
Vernon W. Lippstreuer (brother)
Eileen R. Lippstreuer (sister)
Russell G. Lippstreuer (brother)
Junior O. Lippstreuer (brother)
More information
T/5 Robert F. Lippstreuer attended high school for four years and was a grinder before he enlisted on 24 April 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards / Lippstreuer Family Tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: -, Charles A. Hammond - Post 8 American Legion, Port Huron, MI and Ed Weichsler Post Historian