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OBERDORF, Robert Vernon - Date of
birth
20 April 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio -
Hometown
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36960385 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Biesdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
R. V. Oberdorf (father)
Hattie N. (Neier) Oberdorf (mother)
Verdie V. (Fairchild) Oberdorf (stepmother)
Robert L. Douglas (half-brother)
Catherine Oberdorf (wife)
More information
Pfc Robert V. Oberdorf was a truck driver before he enlisted.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / several Family Trees, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery