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FERRENBURG, Robert E - Date of
birth
27 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana -
Hometown
Bartholomew County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35100859 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Echternach, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 26 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert Ferrenburg (father)
Minerva A. (Bruner) Ferrenburg (mother)
Cassie Ferrenburg (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Robert E. Ferrenburg was a welder.He enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 28 January 1941.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sue’s Family Tree, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org
Photo source: Karla Suttles, granddaughter and Donna Ferrenburg Wischmeyer, daughter - Courtesy of Kathy McDermott