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ADAMS, Robert Copeland - Date of
birth
4 October 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Greene, Chenango County, New York -
Hometown
Tompkins County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1295975 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hazard D. Adams (father)
Louise (Copeland) Adams (mother)
Eloise B. Adams (sister)
Ruth (Harrington) Adams (wife)
More information
Robert Adams enlisted on 10 July 1941 and was commissioned on October 1942 after successfull finishing Officer's Candidate School.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun-Bulletin
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - The Press and Sun-Bulletin, Marcel van Aalzum