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PENINGER, Robert L - Date of
birth
6 June 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California -
Hometown
San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39404486 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Arnhem, Holland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest Peninger (father)
Audrey Peninger (mother)
Gwendolyn (Cook) Peninger (wife)
More information
Pfc Robert L. Peninger enlisted in Sacramento, California on 30 November 1942.He was shot during his descent with his parachute.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, The Netherlands
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Dawn Graham Jackson, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kline, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Califonia Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 census / NC Marriage Record
Photo source: Peter Hendrikx, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet