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CHAMBERS, Roy E - Date of
birth
20 April 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Bluff Springs, Cass County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cass County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36948184 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
271st Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 April 1945 - Place of
death
Kassel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 1 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oscar E. Chambers (father)
Inez M. (Jokisch) Chambers (mother)
Charles W. Chambers (brother)
More information
Roy E. Chambers enlisted in Illinois on 5 July 1944.He is remembered at the Beardstown City Cemetery in Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, John Chambers (nephew)