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HAWKE, Robert A - Date of
birth
21 September 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Scioto County, Ohio -
Hometown
Clark County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1017865 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
771st Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Welz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 28 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James H. Hawke (father)
Elsie W. Hawke (mother)
Pauline Hawke (sister)
James W. Hawke (brother)
Christine Hawke (sister)
Virginia J. Hawke (sister)
Rosina (Miller) Hawke (wife)
Virginia E. Hawke (daughter)
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, Bill Leibnitz, Tom Philip (nephew), Harry and Willeke Ritzen Family (adopters), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.org, www.basher82.nl
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bill Leibnitz, Tom Philip (nephew), Harry and Willeke Ritzen Family (adopters)