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Personal info

Full name
LIGGETT, Robert Graham
Date of birth
13 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Newtown, Vermilion County, Illinois
Hometown
Vermilion County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36961696
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
19 February 1945
Place of death
On the Roer river, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert L. Liggett (father)
Grayce V. (Graham) Liggett (mother)
Hazel G. Liggett (sister)
Marjorie L. Liggett (sister)
Maxine (Hart) Liggett (wife)
James F. Liggett (son)

More information

Robert G. Liggett graduated from Oakwood Township High School. Following he was a railroad telegrapher at Greenhill until entering the army on 30 March 1944. He received training at Camp Hood, Texas and Camp Atterbury, Indiana.

Sgt Liggett was killed instantly by enemy machine gun fire on patrol duty near the Roer river.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Margaret Tricoli Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.indianamilitary.org

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, www.ancestry.com