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LE MAY, Robert J "Buck" - Date of
birth
8 May 1912 -
Age
32 -
Place of birth
Oconto, Oconto County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Kimberly, Outagamie County, Wisconsin -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36239073 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
326th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Oisterwijk, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 9 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harman Le May (father)
Lena (Wulgaard) Le May (mother)
Alvina L. Le May (sister)
Norma Le May (sister)
Earl Le May (brother)
Delores L. Le May (sister)
Angela (VanDyke) Le May (wife)
Katharine Le May (daughter)
More information
T/5 Robert J. Le May enlisted on 27 March 1942.He was on board a Waco CG-4A glider, nicknamed "Queen-City" with serial number 42-79151. The glider was loaded with a Willys Jeep. Beside the pilot, two other men of B Company were onbaord, 1st Lt Ray J. Hiltunen, who was seated in the co-pilot seat and Pvt Raymond L. Carson. Carson and Le May had both taken place in the jeep, ready to exit the glider as soon as they had landed. Their destination was Landing Zone W, northeast of Son, the Netherlands.
While approaching the landing zone, enemy ground fire shot off the left wing and it crashed in the vicinity of Oisterwijk, the Netherlands.
All men on board were killed and initially buried at the cemetery of the St. Petrus Banden in Oisterwijk.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Mary Lamers, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, Oisterwijk-marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mary Lamers