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URBAN, Robert A - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35551709 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Ammunition Handler -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
24 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 82 |
Immediate family
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Members
Rex A. Urban (father)
Nontena Urban (mother)
Marion L. Urban (sister)
Dorothy L. Urban (sister)
William W. Urban (brother)
More information
Pfc Robert A. Urban attended Macomber Vocational High School in Toledo for four years before he enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 27 March 1943.He joined his unit from the 38th Replacement Battalion on 16 September 1944.
He was lightly wounded in action on 18 September 1944 and evacuated to a field hospital.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. School Yearbooks, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks