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SHWITZER, Robert A - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
New York -
Hometown
Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11081160 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
11 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wolfsberg, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel D. Shwitzer (father)
Marian F. Shwitzer (mother)
Jane M. Shwitzer (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert A. Shwitzer worked in the production of bakery products before he joined the Regular Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 4 August 1942.He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag XVIII-A.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census
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