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KAHN, Robert Ludwig - Date of
birth
23 March 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Frankfurt am Main, Germany -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32905869 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
7 September 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Heer, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur Kahn (father)
Bella Kahn (mother)
Helen Kahn (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert L. Kahn graduated from Newton Agricultural High School in 1942.He enlisted in New York City on 11 May 1943.
A report indicates Sgt Alex L. Platt, together with Pfc Class Robert L. Kahn, disappeared on 6 September 1944 in the vicinity of Heer, Belgium, when their unit, F Company, was cut off by enemy forces. The company was driven into a wooded section and subjected to continuous point blank gunfire by enemy tanks, machine guns and mortars. Later, a search of the area failed to reveal the whereabouts of both men.
Pfc Kahn was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, ABMC, National Archives, National Archives, FindAGrave, 9thinfantrydivision.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Newton Agricultural High School 1942