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SUNDFAR, Robert Alden - Date of
birth
27 October 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1055743 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Seyweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sigurd Sundfar (father)
Agnes N. A. (Blomstad) Sundfar (mother)
Shirley L. Sundfar (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Robert A. Sundfar attended college for two years and was a commercial artist before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 4 June 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Small Sundfar Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery