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BUCKLEY, Robert S - Date of
birth
15 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fairfield, Butler County, Ohio -
Hometown
Franklin, Portage County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15104661 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Blénod-les-Pont-à-Mousson, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
Chester S. Buckley (father)
Catherine (Shelink) Buckley (mother)
Francis T. Buckley (brother)
Dwight Buckley (brother)
Alice J. Buckley (sister)
Harold B. Buckley (brother)
Carl W. Buckley (brother)
Earl L. Buckley (brother)
Pearl Buckley (sister)
Evelyn Buckley (sister)
More information
Sgt Robert S. Buckley attended 4 years of high school and worked in a machine shop before he volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 15 July 1942.Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio Birth Index, www.80thDivision.com
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