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KOPFER, Robert Michael - Date of
birth
22 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33937592 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Venrath-Rheindahlen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert J. Kopfer (father)
Theresa (Titz) Kopfer (mother)
Theresa A. Kopfer (sister)
Bernadine (Hader) Kopfer (wife)
Ronald D. Kopfer (son)
More information
Pfc Robert M. Kopfer was a clerk at the Bethlehem Steel Co.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 29 April 1944 and was sent overseas on 27 October 1944.
He had never seen his son who was only five months when he was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensaton Application File, www.findagrave.com - Joe Chando
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania of 19 April 1945