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ROBERTS, Bruce - Date of
birth
4 April 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Ekron, Meade County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35044189 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 6 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mattie (Shacklett) Roberts (mother)
More information
S/Sgt Bruce Roberts enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 20 March 1942.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper