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Personal info

Full name
CREWS, Robert Alson
Date of birth
7 June 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
High Point, Davidson County, North Carolina
Hometown
Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34771711
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
16 October 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Athienville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert W. Crews (father)
Corinna (Auman) Crews (mother)
William J. Crews (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert A. Crews attended college for two years before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 3 April 1943.

He was officially declared dead one year and one day after he was reported missing in action. At that time his unit was fighting in the vicinity of Athienville, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Major M / Sleeping Dog