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KUNZ, Robert Charles - Date of
birth
1 September 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33883050 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
107th Evacuation Hospital
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles G. Kunz (father)
Adelaide M. Kunz (mother)
Eleanor R. Kunz (sister)
Isabelle H. Kunz (sister)
Grace A. (Weller) Kunz (wife)
More information
Last Duty Location: Poteau, Belgium VP 7891 on December 18, 1944. Robert C. Kunz died on Dec. 24 of wounds receiving six days prevously during the fighting in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge. Pvt. Kunz has been in the service for nine months before entering the armed forces he was employed by the Armstrong Cork Co. He was a member of St. Aloysious church and a graduate of Connelly Trade School.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Erwin Derhaag, Astrid van Erp, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press