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CAREY, Robert M - Date of
birth
1925 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Iron County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
3053789 -
Rank
Seaman First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
United States Naval Reserve
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Atlantic Ocean
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 14 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Eugene Carey (father)
Gertrude A. (Cameron) Carey (mother)
Helen (Crane) Carey (stepmother)
Jean M. Carey (sister)
Marjorie C. Carey (sister)
Gertrude A. Carey (sister)
More information
Robert Carey was a junior at Stambaugh High School when he enlisted in 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, The Time Harold Pt Huron Michigan - 3 January 1945, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 census, www.newspapers.com - The Escanaba Daily Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Susan Linton - Orlando Evening Star - 11 January 1945