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KRIBS, Robert A - Date of
birth
31 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Duval County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34794600 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred J. Kribs (father)
Susan A. (Dunn) Kribs (mother)
Lois A. Kribs (sister)
David E. Kribs (brother)
Jeraldine C. (Romedy) Kribs (wife)
More information
Pvt Robert A. Kribs enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 20 October 1943.He attended high school for 3 years and was a welder and flame cutter before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Caraccia Bianco Swailes Correa Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten