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LIGGETT, Robert Graham - Date of
birth
13 April 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Newtown, Vermilion County, Illinois -
Hometown
Vermilion County, Illinois -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36961696 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
19 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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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 and was a railroad telegrapher.He enlisted on 30 March 1944.
Sgt Liggett was killed instantly by enemy machine gun fire on patrol duty near the Roer River.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Margaret Tricoli Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.indianamilitary.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com