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WITTREIN, Robert Lee - Date of
birth
26 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Silverton, Marion County, Oregon -
Hometown
Silverton, Marion County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39339746 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Vic-sur-Seille, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 98 |
Immediate family
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Members
Max Wittrein (father)
Margaret O. (Mills) Wittrein (mother)
Max W. Wittrein (brother)
Fred R. Wittrein (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert L. Wittrein attended high school for four years and was employed at the Silverton Flax Company before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 16 September 1943.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, After Action Report 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Capital Journal 6 June 1945
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