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COOMER, Hobert W - Date of
birth
9 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Wayne County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Wayne County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35467138 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 59 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sam Coomer (father)
Mollie (Brown) Coomer (mother)
Robert Coomer (brother)
Lucille Coomer (sister)
Arnold Coomer (brother)
More information
Pvt Hobert W. Coomer enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 7 August 1942.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Kentucky, Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Hannah Majewski