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OBERST, Robert Stanley - Date of
birth
8 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Jackson, McPherson County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37017593 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 March 1945 - Place of
death
Halsenbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter J. Oberst (father)
Genevieve (Wegman) Oberst (mother)
Carl W. Oberst (brother)
Mary M. Oberst (sister)
Grace C. Oberst (sister)
More information
Pfc Robert S. Oberst enlisted at McPherson, Kansas on 31 December 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Oberst Family Tree / Kansas WWII Selective Service Index, http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/coke/military/ww2/ww2-358.txt
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