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Personal info

Full name
GEARHART, Robert Merwin
Date of birth
1 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
Hometown
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35088616
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Michelshof, South of Echternach, Luxembourg.

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 12 25

Immediate family

Members
Creed F. Gearhart (father)
Ima Gearhart (mother)
Thelma V. Gearhart (sister)
Creed Gearhart (brother)

More information

Pvt. Robert M. Gearhart enlisted at Ft. Thomas Newport, Kentucky, on 1 June 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com