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Personal info

Full name
PERRY, Robert Henry
Date of birth
1 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39557238
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Esslingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 34

Immediate family

Members
Joseph H. Perry (father)
Pearl E. (Wooley) Perry (mother)
Mildred Perry (sister)
Delbert G. Perry (brother)
William Perry (brother)
Charlotte Perry (sister)
Shirley M. (Pawley) Perry (wife)

More information

Pfc Robert H. Perry enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 29 January 1943.

He attended Los Angeles University High School and worked in a aircraft building company.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / U.S. School Yearbooks, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source:
www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - MarkRichardErath