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Personal info

Full name
HAWORTH, Robert Bruce
Date of birth
28 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Hometown
Jefferson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34044260
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Area Brandenberg, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 1

Immediate family

Members
Isaac R. Haworth (father)
Effie F. Haworth (mother)
Hurd Haworth (brother)
Ivan R. Haworth (brother)
Clevis Haworth (brother)
Olin Haworth (brother)
Mildred Haworth (sister)
Stanley Haworth (brother)
Donald Haworth (brother)
Helen Haworth (sister)
Reba Haworth (sister)

More information

T/Sgt Robert B. Haworth enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 20 May 1941.

The 46th Armored Infantry Battalion killed 75 enemy personnel before it was forced to withdraw at 1500. However, no ground was lost as elements of the 4th Division took over.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - Astrid