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WEEKS, Robert William - Date of
birth
26 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Hubbard County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20754187 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
23 April 1945 - Place of
death
Sandbostel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
George E. Weeks (father)
Elva R. (Millard) Weeks (mother)
Charles E. Weeks (brother)
Ervin A. Weeks (brother)
Hazel I. Weeks (sister)
Elizabeth D. Weeks (sister)
Henry E. Weeks (brother)
Donna E. (Hawkins) Weeks (wife)
William N. Weeks (son)
More information
S/Sgt Robert W. Weeks joined the Coast Artillery Corps on 10 February 1941 in Park Rapids, Minnesota after serving in the National Guard.He was taken prisoner on 4 Janaury 1945 in the vicinity of Morhet, Belgium and died in Stalag X-B.
S/Sgt Weeks is remembered at the Greenwood Cemetery in Park Rapids, Hubbard County, Minnesota with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 1930 US Census, Minnesota Birth Index
Photo source: Tom Verheijden, www.findagrave.com - bWeeks