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Personal info

Full name
RENFROE, Robert Edgar
Date of birth
23 February 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi
Hometown
Brandon, Rankin County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34474784
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
27th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
21 May 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 2 24

Immediate family

Members
Jake Renfroe (father)
Mattie I. (Comfort) Renfroe (mother)
Helen S. Renfroe (sister)
Jake E. Renfroe (brother)
Melvin J. Renfroe (brother)
Van M. Renfroe (brother)
Katherine Renfroe (sister)
Jaunita Renfroe (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert E. Renfroe enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 27 October 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Michael V. Drachman