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name
WAEBER, Robert J "Bob" - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1321075 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
377th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division,
3rd Platoon
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 25 | 34 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest J. Waeber (father)
Ruth J. (Simons) Waeber (mother)
Elizabeth N. Waeber (sister)
John L. Waeber (brother)
More information
2nd Lt Robert J. Waeber volunteered for the U.S. Army in New York City, New York on 14 January 1942.He was killed during the crossing of the Moselle River and was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Jonathan Colcord, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Grateful American, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McClintock Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: -, www.ancestry.com – Jonathan Colcord