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Personal info

Full name
MILDE, Robert Carl "Bobby"
Date of birth
6 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35058145
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
194th Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 1 22

Immediate family

Members
Alfred Milde (father)
Louise (Keller) Milde (mother)
Dorothy A. Milde (sister)
Paul C. Milde (brother)
Wilbur F. Milde (brother)
Clarence O. Milde (brother)
Alvin A. Milde (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert C. Milde enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 7 April 1943.

Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Cleveland Public Library Necrology File

Photo source: Tom Verheijden