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Personal info

Full name
DOHERTY, Robert Clark
Date of birth
8 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
West New York, Hudson County, New Jersey
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
42180569
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hoesdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 15 7

Immediate family

Members
Edward Doherty (father)
Annette Doherty (mother)
Dorothy Doherty (sister)
Kelham Doherty (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert C. Doherty attended high school for four years and was employed by the Ford Instrument Co. when he enlisted on 30 June 1942.
He was killed by a bullet in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten