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MOORE, Robert John - Date of
birth
9 August 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Hazel Park, Oakland County, Michigan -
Hometown
Ferndale, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36172998 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
5 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Reichanhall, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 31 | 29 |
Immediate family
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Members
Pauline Moore (sister)
More information
Pvt Robert J. Moore enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan on 19 February 1942.He was wounded in action and taken prisoner on 14 December 1944. He died of his wounds in the Reserve-Hospital in Bad Reichanhall. This hospital was stationed in the school for boys at that time.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com – Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – Detroit Evening Times - 17 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S