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Personal info

Full name
ANNIN, Robert Edwards III
Date of birth
30 May 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
O-1010377
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Tank Commander
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
33rd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
Etteln, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 9 5

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Annin II (father)
Margaret (Gallagher) Annin (mother)
Mary A. Annin (sister)

More information

1st Lt Robert E. Annin III attended Princeton University where he was a member of the cross-country teams, captaining the team in his freshman year. He majored in history

He was sent overseas on 1 June 1944.

He died as the result of severe fractures of head and face.

He was first buried at Block VV, Row 4, Grave 82 on 4 May 1945. He was disinterred on 17 September 1948 and his remains were prepared and placed in a casket on 24 September 1948. He was given his final resting place in April 1949.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Kirkpatrick Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, The Berkshire Evening Eagle, IDPF

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Timothy Annin, www.ancestry.com - Princeton University Yearbook 1941