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Personal info

Full name
BAZAN, Robert Peter
Date of birth
23 August 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36809728
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 April 1945
Place of death
Near Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 14 24

Immediate family

Members
Peter P. Bazan (father)
Elsie (Lange) Bazan (mother)
Sylvia Bazan (sister)
Louise H. Bazan (sister)
Anna E. Bazan (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Robert P. Bazan attended Boys Trade and Technical High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, class of 1943. He was employed at Peters Tool Company.
He exposed himself to draw hostile fire, enabling his squad to outflank the enemy machine gun. He was killed in this action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Stephanie (Bazan) Jerabek, Dale Bauer