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SEELEY, Robert Stites - Date of
birth
17 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Williamsburg, Grand Traverse County, Michigan -
Hometown
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16057734 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
6 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
D. L. Seeley (father)
Everett Seeley (brother)
Elsworth Seeley (sister)
Margaret L. (Crawford) Seeley (wife)
Robert Seeley (son)
Biography
www.facesbeyondthegraves.comMore information
Pfc Robert S. Seeley attended college and worked in an automobile factory before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Midland, Michigan on 17 July 1942.Pfc Robert Seeley died of wounds, sustained on 27 November in the vicinity of Dürwiss, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Martijn van Haren, Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.facesbeyondthegraves.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Sandra Davey, Peter Schouteten, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/seeley.html