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Personal info

Full name
PRAHL, Robert Earl "Bob"
Date of birth
21 April 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Wasau, Marathon County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Sharpe, Brevard County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34052685
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Amanvillers, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 27 36

Immediate family

Members
Otto Prahl (father)
Esther Prahl (mother)
Orin Prahl (brother)
Joan C. Prahl (sister)

More information

Robert E. Prahl's parents immigrated from Germany.

He graduated from Wausa High School at the Wasau High School, Wisconsin and worked for the Sheet Metal Contracting Co.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 22 May 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / U.S. School Yearbooks

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - School Yearbooks