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WILLIAMS, Robert Cochran - Date of
birth
5 March 1905 -
Age
39 - Place of
birth
Quaker City, Guernsey County, Ohio -
Hometown
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15354558 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1945 - Place of
death
Hinkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 63 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles H. Williams (father)
Lena G. (Cochran) Williams (mother)
Ruth W. Williams (sister)
Alma Williams (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Robert C. Williams enlisted at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 11 December 1942.He was mortally wounded by gunshot in the heart.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Ohio Births and Christenings Index 1774-1973, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.htm, IDPF
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem www.ancestry.com - egtkelly