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PFC Robert R Rauterkus

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PFC Robert R Rauterkus

Birth
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Death
21 Jan 1945 (aged 29)
Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Plot D, Row 16, Grave 24
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PFC. Rauterkus, Robert R
Service number: 37483565

Age: 29
Born: December 19, 1915, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Hometown: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Family:
Joseph Carl Rauterkus (father)
Mary Theresa (nee Howarth) Rauterkus (mother)
Paul Joseph Rauterkus (brother)
John Joseph Rauterkus (brother) #210392963
Leo Thomas Rauterkus (brother)
Howard Rauterkus (brother)
Margaret Anne Rauterkus/Berry (sister)
Josephine T Rauterkus (sister)
Clara "Claire" Christina Rauterkus (sister) #172238425
Pauline Marie Rauterkus (sister)
Iris Barbara (nee Clark) Rauterkus/Passen/Keyes (wife)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: January 21, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 16, Grave 24
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

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PFC. Rauterkus, Robert R
Service number: 37483565

Age: 29
Born: December 19, 1915, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Hometown: Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Family:
Joseph Carl Rauterkus (father)
Mary Theresa (nee Howarth) Rauterkus (mother)
Paul Joseph Rauterkus (brother)
John Joseph Rauterkus (brother) #210392963
Leo Thomas Rauterkus (brother)
Howard Rauterkus (brother)
Margaret Anne Rauterkus/Berry (sister)
Josephine T Rauterkus (sister)
Clara "Claire" Christina Rauterkus (sister) #172238425
Pauline Marie Rauterkus (sister)
Iris Barbara (nee Clark) Rauterkus/Passen/Keyes (wife)

Rank: Private First Class
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: January 21, 1945
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Born, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot D, Row 16, Grave 24
Cemetery: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium

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Inscription

PFC 48 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV IOWA

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Entered the service from Iowa.

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  • Created by: Son of the 7th
  • Added: Nov 4, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31140270/robert_r-rauterkus: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Robert R Rauterkus (19 Dec 1915–21 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31140270, citing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).