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Personal info

Full name
HUMPHREY, Robert L
Date of birth
13 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Lucas, Richland County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35055982
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 6 32

Immediate family

Members
Grant S. Humphrey (father)
Gretchen Humphrey (mother)

More information

Pfc Robert L. Humphrey graduated from Dover High School and attended Cleveland College. He was employed at the National Carbon Company.

He enlisted at Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 31 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Plain Dealer - 18 April 1945