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Personal info

Full name
ELLERY, Robert S
Date of birth
28 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32523094
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 61

Immediate family

Members
Loretta (Detels) Ellery (mother)
Marie E. Ellery (wife)
Robert S. Ellery (son)

More information

Pvt Robert S. Ellery enlisted on 7 October 1942 at Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York.
He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 10 October 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The San Francisco Examiner - 28 September 1945, Fold 3

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet