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SECON, Robert - Date of
birth
21 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31463297 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
342nd Infantry Regiment,
86th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bonzel - Attendorn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 4 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Julius Secon (father)
Josephine (Coskey) Secon (mother)
Edward Secon (brother)
Doris Burke (half-sister)
More information
Pfc Robert Secon enlisted af Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 12 April 1944.The Third Battalion kicked off in an attack toward the Brugg River at 0800 to take the communications centers of Bonzel and Grevenbruk. The fir forest in this area was almost impassable and a heavy fog limited visibility to practically zero. About noon when the ack ack batteries first opened up, Pfc. Robert Secon, was the nearest to the enemy. He immediately opened up fire with his BAR and kept up continuous fire in covering his platoon which was attempting to reorganize. Pfc. Secon was killed in this action.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 / Bergman Family Tree / U.S. School Yearbooks - 1880 - 2012, WWII Draft Card,
http://www.fold3.com/page/2067_wwii_europe/stories/#6837/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearsbooks - 1880 - 2012