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MC CASLIN, Robert J - Date of
birth
16 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan -
Hometown
Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36873283 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
327th Field Artillery Battalion,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Würm-Müllendorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry W. Mc Caslin (father)
Hazel G. (Groth) Mc Caslin (mother)
More information
Pvt Mc Caslin attended Southeastern Junior High School and Central High School.He enlisted in Berrien Springs in August 1943 and was sent overseas in September 1944.
In his last letter to his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, written on 5 December 1944, he wrote: "The reason you don't get many letters from me is that I don't have time to write, for we are busy fighting a war. I am now somewhere in Germany. It isn't so bad. The only hard work we have to keep out of the way of German shells, but they are not too bad for we have it easy when you think of the doughboys and what they have to go through. Half of us sleep while the others are at the guns. It isn't bad, but I sure wish this thing was over. I'll be seeing you soon, I hope."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Linda Corcoran Silverman II Newer tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer