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Personal info

Full name
SUYDAM, Robert A "Robin"
Date of birth
24 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Hometown
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35071302
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
2 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vossenack, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 8 41

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. Suydam (father)
Florence M. (Elleman) Suydam (mother)
Dorothy J. Suydam (sister)
Ruth A. Suydam (sister)
Virginia Suydam (sister)
Betty Suydam (sister)
Janet A. Suydam (wife)
Michael A. Suydam (son)

More information

Sgt Robert A. Suydam attended Columbus West High School with the class of 1932.

He enlisted at Fort Thomas, Kentucky on 7 March 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Stevens Family Tree / New York State Census 1915 / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-SS-Three/USA-SS-Three-III-1.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks, 1880-2012, Columbus, West High School 1932