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MILLS, Robert A - Date of
birth
1908 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Broome County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12015814 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 May 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Selb, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wallace Mills (father)
Lulu Mills (mother)
Oresmus Mills (brother)
Gladys Mills (sister)
Rufus Mills (brother)
Homer Mills (brother)
Lucy Mills (sister)
Minnie Mills (sister)
Myrtle Mills (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert A. Mills worked on a farm before he joined the Regular Army in Binghamton, New York on 18 October 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.16thinfassn.org
Photo source: www.wwiimemorial.com – Pamela E. Noveck