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WEST, Robert Dukes - Date of
birth
15 February 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6345808 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tank Commander -
Unit
A Company,
17th Tank Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sillegny, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Alton G. West (father)
Alice (Lee) West (mother)
Lucy M. West (sister)
Ansell West (sister)
Tollie B. West (sister)
Gladys West (sister)
Frances West (sister)
Mable E. (McRae) West (wife)
Margaret A. West Daughter
More information
S/Sgt Robert Dukes West first joined the Regular Army on 27 March 1928 at Fort Benning, Georgia at the age of 19. He re-enlisted on 2 November 1941.He was married to Mable Elmira McRae on 14 October 1938.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman, https://www.7tharmddiv.org, Anne West (Anthony) (daughter)