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NUSOM, Robert Jay - Date of
birth
3 October 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Corning, Steuben County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42093837 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
13 November 1944 - Place of
death
Achain, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 27 | 59 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ruby L. (Halett) Nusom (mother)
Claude Nusom (brother)
Cora Nusom (sister)
Susie M. (Smith) Nusom (wife)
Chester C. Nusom (son)
More information
Pvt Robert J. Nusom worked on a farm before he enlisted in Buffalo, New York on 26 January 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest, spine and trunk.
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 - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / 1930 Census, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Beth Christy
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