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HECKMAN, Robert Irwin - Date of
birth
28 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6910224 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Dahl, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 67 |
Immediate family
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Members
John J. Heckman (father)
Bessie (Schmick) Heckman (mother)
John H. Heckman (brother)
George R. Heckman (brother)
Sarah Heckman (sister)
Anna A. Heckman (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert I. Heckman was unemployed when he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 April 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards / Heckman Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery