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Personal info

Full name
LUKE, Robert L
Date of birth
1 October 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Plainsville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Jenkins Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13029509
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
69th Tank Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 6 27

Immediate family

Members
William E. Luke (father)
Ruby J. (Ostrande) Luke (mother)
Joseph B. E. Luke (brother)
Doris M. Luke (sister)
Mercy C. Luke (sister)
Ruth H. Luke (sister)
William E. Luke (brother)
Damon Y. Luke (brother)
Lillian J. Luke (sister)
William M. Luke (brother)

More information

Pcf Robert L. Luke joined the Regular Army in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 20 October 1941.

He was shot while trying to escape from his burning tank.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jones Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Mike Ford