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BOLIN, Rudolph Eric - Date of
birth
3 June 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20325110 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 9 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rudolph A. Bolin (father)
Evelyn B. (Meade) Bolin (mother)
More information
Sgt Rudolph E. Bolin attended high school for four years before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 13 January 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Records
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet