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Personal info

Full name
KLEIN, Robert Joseph
Date of birth
8 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
13111881
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 17 6

Immediate family

Members
Sidney Klein (father)
Gladys Klein (mother)
Willard M. Klein (brother)

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet