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Robert Eugene Mapes

First Lieutenant Army World War II

Army
Army
First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
Infantry
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
1941 – 1045
Date of Birth
06/22/1919
Date of Death
01/03/2012
Hometown
Darby, OH
Awards & Decorations
Purple Heart, American Campaign, Asiatic Pacific Campaign, African Middle Eastern Campaign, POW, Victory Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge
Burial Location
UNKNOWN
Monument Paver
Yes — Section D
Overseas Service
Europe, Pacific
Township (entering service)
Darby
Township (current / at death)
North Charleston, South Carolina
School
UNKNOWN
Status
Prisoner of War
When
12/21/1944
Where
Germany
Record Authenticated
Yes

Decorations

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Combat Infantryman Badge
Combat Infantryman Badge

Biography

Overseas service: Europe, Pacific. School: UNKNOWN. imprisoned at Oflag 13B Hammelburg Bavaria 50-10;serial #35033730 (enlistment record) and serial #O1040136 (POW record); POW

Source: No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorder's Office as of 11 December 2007;Esther Carmany; Heroes from the Heartland, p. 80; National Archives | Ancestry - Find A Grave