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Personal info

Full name
STENGER, Robert Donald
Date of birth
4 January 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35049564
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Dürwiss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 57

Immediate family

Members
Lawrence R. Stenger (father)
Gertrude R. (Kramer) Stenger (mother)
Jeannette M. Stenger (sister)
Howard W. Stenger (brother)
Virginia M. Stenger (sister)
Larry J. Stenger (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert D. Stenger graduated from Rocky River High School in 1942 and was employed with the Cleveland Ordnance District.

He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 23 February 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.104infdiv.org, www.wwiimemorial.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Plain Dealer - 14 December 1944