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BURGOON, Robert T - Date of
birth
1907 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35925533 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Consdorf–Berdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 86 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas F. Burgoon (father)
Cora (Conn) Burgoon (mother)
Mattie A. Burgoon (sister)
Ruth Burgoon (sister)
James Burgoon (brother)
Gertrude Burgoon (sister)
Cora Burgoon (sister)
Marlett Burgoon (wife)
Robert W. Burgoon (son)
Thomas F. Burgoon (son)
Donald H. Burgoon (son)
More information
Pfc Robert T. Burgoon worked as a truck driver at the Fruehauf Trailer Company before he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 6 January 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/ 1920/1930/1940 Census / Stickel Family Tree, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery