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LEHAN, Robert Daniel - Date of
birth
2 December 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11049546 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Assistant Gunner -
Unit
C Company,
638th Tank Destroyer Battalion,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 December 1944 - Place of
death
Approximately six miles North of Rochefort, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 16 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward J. Lehan (father)
Georgiana Lehan (mother)
Mary G. Lehan (sister)
Frances L. Lehan (sister)
Theresa C. Lehan (sister)
Lucy (Phillips) Lehan (wife)
Robert M. Lehan Sr. (son)
Robert M. Lehan Jr. (grandson)
Robbin Lehan (granddaughter)
More information
Robert D. Lehan attended high school for one year and worked as a mechanic or repairman.He volunteered for Army of the United States in Boston, Massachusetts on 18 March 1942.
Excerpt from the After Action Report of the 638th Tank Destroyer Battalion: 1st Platoon of C Company whose mission was to establish road blocks at Rochefort, Tellin and Wavreville took a roundabout route to the west and then headed south for Rochefort. Approximately six miles north of the town one destroyer slid off the road and turned completely over killing the asst gunner, Pvt Robert D. Lehan.
According to the After Action Report, this incident took place one day earlier than what is recorded as the official day of Robert Lehan's death.
Source of information: Niek Schoonbrood, Edd Bernard (nephew), Robbin Lehan (granddaughter), Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, fold3, www.ancestry.com, National Archives, ABMC, Find A Grave, After Action Report 638th Tank Destroyer Battalion (at page 8)
Photo source: Niek Schoonbrood