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WIEGAND, Robert C - Date of
birth
1926 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Center Line, Macomb County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36472827 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1945 - Place of
death
Outskirts of Ellwangen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 17 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank W. Wiegand (father)
Mary E. (Hellebuyck) Wiegand (mother)
James Wiegand (brother)
Raymond A. Wiegand (brother)
Florence M. Wiegand (sister)
Rosemary Wiegand (sister)
Frank Wiegand (brother)
Marylyn Wiegand (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert C. Wiegand attended high school for three years and was a driller before he enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 7 August 1944.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com
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