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PFC Robert Francis Fortener

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PFC Robert Francis Fortener Veteran

Birth
Ottoville, Putnam County, Ohio, USA
Death
11 Apr 1945 (aged 19)
Unna, Kreis Unna, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Pfc Robert F Fortner enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 17 November 1943; Army Serial Number 35295826.

He was a graduate from Ottoville High School with the class of 1943. He had been in service since December 8, 1943, and had been overseas since October 1944. He was a member of Company A, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division then a component of Ninth Army. At the time of his death, Pfc Fortner was nineteen years, seven months, and twenty-one days of age. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Ottoville, Ohio.
Pfc Robert F Fortner enlisted in Toledo, Ohio on 17 November 1943; Army Serial Number 35295826.

He was a graduate from Ottoville High School with the class of 1943. He had been in service since December 8, 1943, and had been overseas since October 1944. He was a member of Company A, 7th Armored Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division then a component of Ninth Army. At the time of his death, Pfc Fortner was nineteen years, seven months, and twenty-one days of age. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church in Ottoville, Ohio.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Ohio.



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  • Maintained by: Vindicator I
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298794/robert_francis-fortener: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Robert Francis Fortener (24 Aug 1925–11 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56298794, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Vindicator I (contributor 49013635).