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PRINE, Robert France - Date of
birth
2 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington -
Hometown
Crook County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39302616 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 January 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 15 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin N. Prine (father)
Mary B. (LaForge) Prine (mother)
Edna O. (Johnson) Prine (sister)
Edist (Hargrove) Prine (sister)
William M. Prine (brother)
Myrtle L. (Pierce) Prine (sister)
Gloria (Dawn) Prine (wife)
Baby Prine (daughter)
More information
Robert France Prine was born in Goldendale, Washington. The family moved to Prineville about a year later and he attended school here. Three years ago he entered the army engineers and for more than two years was in an engineer group working on the Alean highway. In 1942 he was married at Dawson Creek, Canada, to Miss Gloria Dawn.Last November Pfc Prine went overseas with an engineer unit, later being transferred to an infantry replacement battalion. He was sent to the front during the battle of Luxembourg early in January and was reported killed in action on January 6. Mrs. Prine and their two-year-old daughter remained in Dawson Creek.
Pfc Robert F. Prine first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 12, Grave 276.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Carrie and Allen, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Leforgery Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Carrie and Allen