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SHERWOOD, Robert Zalmon - Date of
birth
3 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire -
Hometown
Strafford County, New Hampshire
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31373469 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
The city center of Beek, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 4 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Clement J.C. Sherwood (father)
Marciline G. (Giroux) Sherwood (mother)
George G. Sherwood (brother)
Joan L. Sherwood (sister)
More information
Pvt Robert Z. Sherwood attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm. He enlisted in Manchester, New Hampshire on 23 June 1943.He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands on 23 September 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Sherwood family/Nicole Sproncken