US PARAS Heyer, Robert William

[Craig Robertson]

• SURNAME

Heyer​

• FORENAME

Robert William​

• UNIT

503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company B)​

• RANK

Technical Sergeant​

• NUMBER

37031788​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th February 1945​

• AGE

30​

• GRAVESITE

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA. Plot B1, 487-N​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 12.07.1914 Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA​

father E.W. Heyer (????-1948)​

mother Louise​

graduated Roosevelt High School​

employed by H.R. Burton (Contractor), 50th Street and Bruce, Edina, Minneapolis, Minnesota​

resided 4500 Cedar Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota (draft card)​

16.10.1940 draft card Minneapolis, Minnesota​

married (Ester A.)​

DOW Corregidor Island, Philippines​

newspaper report states awarded posthumous Silver Star Medal​

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