Seligman Robert Norman

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Robert Norman Seligman is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Robert Norman Seligman

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

33832896

Unit:

28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-26

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Robert Norman Seligman was born on November 5, 1922, in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Norman A Seligman and Dorothy M. McConnell Seligman. He was Carola A. Hermes Blasig. He was married to Mattie Paynter. He graduated from Tamaqua High School. Robert entered military service in October 1943 and received his training at Camp Barkeley, Tennessee, and Camp Reynolds. He was sent overseas in May and served as an ambulance driver in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He served in the 28th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II.

Pvt Seligman was Killed in Action on August 26, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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