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Personal info

Full name
KROLL, Robert Edward
Date of birth
21 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Paw Paw, Van Buren County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36883722
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Le Tholy, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 41 13

Immediate family

Members
John Kroll (father)
Kate Kroll (mother)
Harry Kroll (brother)
Lester Kroll (brother)
Russell Kroll (brother)
Earle L. Kroll (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert E. Kroll attended high school for four years and was a gear mettle, employed by Dodge Bros.

He was sent overseas on 1 June 1944.

He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press