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HUFFORD, Robert Henry Jr - Date of
birth
30 April 1911 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio -
Hometown
Washington County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35760446 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
1058th Engineer Construction and Repair Group
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
17 March 1945 - Place of
death
Ludendorff Bridge, Remagen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Hufford Sr. (father)
Mary E. (Goodwin) Hufford (mother)
Leo C. Hufford (brother)
Dorothy J. Hufford (sister)
Ruth I. Hufford (sister)
Ada F. Hufford (sister)
Dorothy G. (Welsh) Hufford (wife)
More information
T/4 Robert H. Hufford Jr. was a welder.He enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 26 August 1943.
The Ludendorff Bridge (the Bridge at Remagen) was a railway bridge across the River Rhine in Germany, connecting the villages of Remagen and Erpel, between two ridge lines of hills flanking the river.
The collapse was blamed on a weakened main supporting girder that had been damaged by an enemy demolition charge before the Americans captured the 1,200-foot railroad span on 7 March 1945. About 200 Army engineers working on the bridge were plunged into the Rhine, 70 feet below, when the central span gave way with a rumble and shudder. Many were rescued, but 28 Army engineers were killed, and 93 others were wounded.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.basher82.nl, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.basher82.nl, Christopher C Linscott