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RAUTERKUS, Robert R - Date of
birth
19 December 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa -
Hometown
Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37483565 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
Born, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph C. Rauterkus (father)
Mary T. (Howarth) Rauterkus (mother)
Paul J. Rauterkus (brother)
John Rauterkus (brother)
Leo Rauterkus (brother)
Margaret Rauterkus (sister)
Josephine Rauterkus (sister)
Clara Rauterkus (sister)
Pauline Rauterkus (sister)
Iris B. Rauterkus (wife)
More information
Pfc Robert R. Rauterkus was employed as a manager of a local retail food store before he enlisted in June 1943.His brother Paul served in New Guinea.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees / 1920 Census, www.newspapers.com - Council Bluffs Nonpareil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten