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SGT Robert Monroe Bossler

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SGT Robert Monroe Bossler Veteran

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
18 Dec 1944 (aged 21)
Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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SGT. Bossler, Robert Monroe

Service number: 36536385


Age: 21

Born: October 1, 1923, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Family:

Monroe Irvin Bossler (father)

Catherine Bretz (nee Nye) Bossler (mother)

Lawrence Bossler (brother)

Florence R. Bossler/Boughter (sister)

Donald Irwin Bossler (brother)

Norma Berniece Bossler/Nick (sister)

Richard Carl Bossler (brother)


Rank: Sergeant

Function: Squad Leader

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: December 18, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA


Date of enlistment: Registered for the military on February 16, 1942, Detroit, Michigan

Other information:

SGT. Bossler, Robert Monroe

Service number: 36536385


Age: 21

Born: October 1, 1923, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Family:

Monroe Irvin Bossler (father)

Catherine Bretz (nee Nye) Bossler (mother)

Lawrence Bossler (brother)

Florence R. Bossler/Boughter (sister)

Donald Irwin Bossler (brother)

Norma Berniece Bossler/Nick (sister)

Richard Carl Bossler (brother)


Rank: Sergeant

Function: Squad Leader

Battalion: 38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division: 7th Armored Division

Company: B

Date of death: December 18, 1944

Status: Killed In Action

Place of death: Saint-Vith, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

Spot: Not available

Awards / Commendations:

★ Purple Heart                                                                     

★ World War II Victory Medal

★ Combat Infantryman Badge                                              

★ Marksmanship Badge

★ American Campaign Medal

★ Army Good Conduct Medal

★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign              

Grave number: Not available

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA


Date of enlistment: Registered for the military on February 16, 1942, Detroit, Michigan

Other information:



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