Name:
Robert Edward Blade
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
33683493
Unit:
117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-28
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
A
Row:
9
Grave:
43
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Robert Edward Blade was born on July 14, 1925, in Erie, Pennsylvania. He served in the 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 28, 1944, during the liberation of Vexin, France, and is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.