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Personal info

Full name
GROBE, Robert Lee
Date of birth
20 December 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Thayer, York County, Nebraska
Hometown
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37353379
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
56th Armored Infantry Battalion,
12th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 April 1945
Place of death
Ansbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 9 5

Immediate family

Members
Harry E. Grobe (father)
Edith D. Grobe (mother)
Clark E. Grobe (brother)
Lynn C. Grobe (brother)
Linda S. Grobe (daughter)
Susan E. Grobe (wife)

More information

Sgt Robert L. Grobe attended college for one year and was a Library helper before he enlisted in Pueblo, Colorado on 29 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.12tharmoredmuseum.com
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