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WEISENBERG, Robert E - Date of
birth
17 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1050988 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
North of Heistern, Hurtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oscar F. Weisenberg (father)
Alma A. Weisenberg (mother)
Gene Weisenberg (brother)
Jack Weisenberg (brother)
Joe Weisenberg (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Robert E. Weisenberg was Platoon Leader since 15 November.2nd Lt Robert E. Weisenberg was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block CC, Row 7, Grave 122.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.in-honored-glory.info/, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, RememberMuseum / adopters Marcel and Mathilde Schmetz