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Personal info

Full name
RUBENS, Arthur Theodore Jr
Date of birth
1 November 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Dahlia, Wahkiakum County, Washington
Hometown
Clatsop County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
6579824
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
5th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 March 1945
Place of death
Dudenhofen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 15 24

Immediate family

Members
Arthur T. Rubens (father)
Agnes B. (Henry) Rubens (mother)
Carolyn M. Rubens (sister)
Louise E. Rubens (sister)
Kathleen Rubens (sister)
Christian K. Rubens (brother)
Raymond L. Rubens (brother)
Joseph F. Rubens (brother)
Dorothy E. (Boyd) Rubens (wife)

More information

Pvt Arthur T. Rubens joined the Regular Army on 10 January 1940.
Pvt Rubens and his family were Native Americans and were members of the Indian Quinaielt-Chinook tribe. He married Dorothy E. Boyd on 30 October 1943.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / 1933/1937/1937 Indian Census Roll / Family tree, www.familysearch.org – Marriage license
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laurette D