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MCCURDY, Robert John - Date of
birth
7 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31297081 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Hoscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. McCurdy (father)
Margaret L. McCurdy (mother)
Mary C. McCurdy (sister)
William F. McCurdy Jr. (brother)
Alice R. McCurdy (sister)
Patricia O. McCurdy (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert J. McCurdy graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School in 1941 and was a shipping clerk before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 February 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Cory Hedin, Cambridge High and Latin School 1941