US PARAS Matthias, Robert Patrick

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Matthias ​

• FORENAME

Robert Patrick ​

• UNIT

508 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company E) ​

• RANK

First Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

0-1294692 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

6th June 1944 ​

• AGE

28 ​

• GRAVESITE

St Peter and St Paul Cemetery,Cumberland,Maryland ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Washington,D.C.​

born 9.11.1915 as Robert Mason Matthias (Patrick was his confirmation name)​

husband of Doris (nee Habig) Matthias​

grew up Washington,D.C.​

attended Central High School​

attended Wilson Teachers College​

professional boxer (retired)​

commercial artist,The Washington Post in civilian life​

USMCR​

National Guard​

entered service February 1941​

Officer Candidate School​

508 PIR​

KIA Normandy​

first US officer killed on D-Day​

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