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BOND, Roy Eugene - Date of
birth
5 November 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa -
Hometown
Muscatine County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37679790 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1945 - Place of
death
Approximately 400 meters south of Fosse, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alva O. Bond (father)
Laura O. (Lewis) Predmore (mother)
Joshua Z. Predmore (stepfather)
Delta Bond (sister)
Dorothy Bond (sister)
Kenneth Bond (brother)
Loren Predmore (stepbrother)
Alice Predmore (stepsister)
More information
Pvt Roy E. Bond enlisted in Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa on 8 November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - The Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, http://ww2tribute.blogspot.be/2013/11/the-82nd-airborne-in-battle-of-bulge.html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Muscatin Journal and News-Tribune