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FORCE, Robert Roy - Date of
birth
8 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32882063 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Hennen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward B. Force (father)
Anna E. (Walsh) Force (mother)
Edward H. Force (brother)
Edith C. (Godfrey) Force (wife)
Edith M. Force (daughter)
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, U.S. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil 1942-1949, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Kenneth J. Gruschow, www.ancestry.com - mholt8825