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Personal info

Full name
VARGO, Robert Joseph
Date of birth
16 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36864952
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Sprimont, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 3 2

Immediate family

Members
Andrew G. Vargo (father)
Katherine Vargo (mother)
William Vargo (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert J. Vargo graduated from Cass High School and worked for the United Chromium Co.

He enlisted in July 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Detroit Evening Times - 14 March 1945