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WALSH, Robert - Date of
birth
2 April 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31435231 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
290th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Ostuck, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 20 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Walsh (father)
Christine A. (Doyle) Walsh (mother)
Mary F. Kelly (halfsister)
Christina A. Kelly (halfsister)
William W. Kelly (halfbrother)
Edmund J. Kelly (halfbrother)
Richard J. Kelly (halfbrother)
John P. Kelly (halfbrother)
Reta Kelly (halfsister)
Hilda M Kelly (halfsister)
More information
His squad leader, Sgt Thomas J. Kreps, remembered wath happened that day: "We continued eastward toward Dortmund meeting strong resistance as we approached the outskirts or Dortmund on April 6. We came under heavy fire from 2 German tanks on an elevated roadway. We were advancing across an open field and our platoon officer ordered me to bring my squad into a building that he and 2 other squads were occupying. I told him I prefer to remain in the open field because there were just too many in the building, and he insisted we go so I ordered my squad to go. I was the last one in and just as I got through the doorway, a shell hit right above with a blast through the hallway. I was flattened and Bob Walsh (a new replacement) fell on top of me. He was hit in the head and died immediately."
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.campfanninrollofhonor.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.americanveteranscenter.org/2015/07/thomas-krebs-story/
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