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Personal info

Full name
MC LEAN, Robert W
Date of birth
12 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Chester County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33079198
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
46th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 December 1944
Place of death
Area Bergheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 13 21

Immediate family

Members
William J Mc Lean (father)
Mary (Brower) Mc Clean (mother)
James C. Mc Clean (brother)
Margaret E. Mc Clean (sister)
Earnest Mc Clean (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert W. Mc Lean attended high school for two years and was employed at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.

He enlisted on 10 July 1941 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.5ad.org, WWII Draft Card, 1920/1930/1940 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bath County, Virginia Service Records