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Personal info

Full name
SHANAHAN, Robert D
Date of birth
20 April 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Kit Carson County, Colorado
Hometown
La Monte, Pettis County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37711535
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Wolfsmünster, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 43 19

Immediate family

Members
William D. Shanahan (father)
Marilla A. (Dillon) Shanahan (mother)
Melvin F. Shanahan (brother)
Leo V. Shanahan (brother)
Velma P. Shanahan (sister)
Raymond C. Shanahan (brother)
Ralph L. Shanahan (brother)
Kenneth E. Shanahan (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert D. Shanahan was a metal smith.

He enlisted in Denver County, Colorado on 25 August 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the shoulder.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo Source: www.findagrave.com - Eddieliams