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KANGAS, Robert Walter - Date of
birth
5 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Tracy, San Joaquin County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19127417 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 13 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert Kangas (father)
More information
Pvt Robert W. Kangas attended four years of high school before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 8 September 1942.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Southwest Wave - 15 March 1945