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Personal info

Full name
BOBE, John E
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33593109
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 13 32

Immediate family

Members
Louisa E. Bobe (wife)

More information

Pfc John E. Bobe enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 17 March 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Debra Bell, Siem Voogt