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SHACKELFORD, Robert Lee - Date of
birth
21 March 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri -
Hometown
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37222952 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
Frauenberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 11 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse R. Shackelford (father)
Maude M. (McConnell) Shackelford (mother)
Daisy C. Shackelford (sister)
Dave Shackelford (brother)
Mary E. Shackelford (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Robert L. Shackelford was employed at the Beach Aircraft Company before he enlisted.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Nabors Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Frank Merriman
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