The newspaper article below states Cpl as Robert Baske's rank... ~ other records indicate Pvt...headstone reads Pvt...
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert L. Baske
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Pulaski
Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Indianapolis
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert L. Baski (Baske)
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 9th Infantry 1st Division
Death Date: 2 Aug 1944
Monument: Normandy, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
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U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Robert L. Baske
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), St. Laurent, France
Grave Number: G 11 9
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private
Service Number: 35893764
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Article published in the Pulaksi County Democrat on August 24, 1944:
CPL. ROBERT BASKE
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske of Winamac received word Monday from the War Department that their son, Cpl. Robert Baske, was missing in action. No other information was contained in the message. Cpl. Baske, nineteen years of age, has been in France for several weeks.
He entered service in September, 1943, and in March of this year, completed the basic infantry training at Fort McClellan, Ala. He was sent to Ireland in April, and after training in England, informed his parents in a letter which they received early in July that he was in France.
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Article published in the Pulaski County Democrat on August 31, 1944:
Robert Baske, in 'Missing' List Last Week, Reported Dead
Cpl. Robert Baske, well known lad whose energy and pleasant demeanor had endeared himself to friends and acquaintances here in his native town, is the first actual resident of Winamac to make the supreme sacrifice in the European war.
Word came early last week to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske that he was "missing in action." This message was followed by another one Sunday reporting that he had been killed.
Only nineteen years of age and a graduate of the Winamac high school in the class of 1943, Robert gave up his budding business as a photographer in September of last year to answer the Army's call. He completed his basic training in March of this year at Fort McClellan, Ala., meantime winning promotion to corporal in an infantry company. His outfit went to Ireland for further training in April, was later transferred to England, then went to the scene of action in France during June or July.
The young man was born in Winamac on April 24, 1925, and spent all of his life here until entering service. Besides the parents, he leaves a brother and sister, Almajean.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert L. Baske
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Pulaski
Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Indianapolis
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single
~~~
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert L. Baski (Baske)
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 9th Infantry 1st Division
Death Date: 2 Aug 1944
Monument: Normandy, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
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U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Robert L. Baske
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), St. Laurent, France
Grave Number: G 11 9
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private
Service Number: 35893764
~~~
Article published in the Pulaksi County Democrat on August 24, 1944:
CPL. ROBERT BASKE
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske of Winamac received word Monday from the War Department that their son, Cpl. Robert Baske, was missing in action. No other information was contained in the message. Cpl. Baske, nineteen years of age, has been in France for several weeks.
He entered service in September, 1943, and in March of this year, completed the basic infantry training at Fort McClellan, Ala. He was sent to Ireland in April, and after training in England, informed his parents in a letter which they received early in July that he was in France.
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Article published in the Pulaski County Democrat on August 31, 1944:
Robert Baske, in 'Missing' List Last Week, Reported Dead
Cpl. Robert Baske, well known lad whose energy and pleasant demeanor had endeared himself to friends and acquaintances here in his native town, is the first actual resident of Winamac to make the supreme sacrifice in the European war.
Word came early last week to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske that he was "missing in action." This message was followed by another one Sunday reporting that he had been killed.
Only nineteen years of age and a graduate of the Winamac high school in the class of 1943, Robert gave up his budding business as a photographer in September of last year to answer the Army's call. He completed his basic training in March of this year at Fort McClellan, Ala., meantime winning promotion to corporal in an infantry company. His outfit went to Ireland for further training in April, was later transferred to England, then went to the scene of action in France during June or July.
The young man was born in Winamac on April 24, 1925, and spent all of his life here until entering service. Besides the parents, he leaves a brother and sister, Almajean.
The newspaper article below states Cpl as Robert Baske's rank... ~ other records indicate Pvt...headstone reads Pvt...
~~
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert L. Baske
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Pulaski
Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Indianapolis
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single
~~~
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert L. Baski (Baske)
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 9th Infantry 1st Division
Death Date: 2 Aug 1944
Monument: Normandy, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
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U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Robert L. Baske
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), St. Laurent, France
Grave Number: G 11 9
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private
Service Number: 35893764
~~~
Article published in the Pulaksi County Democrat on August 24, 1944:
CPL. ROBERT BASKE
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske of Winamac received word Monday from the War Department that their son, Cpl. Robert Baske, was missing in action. No other information was contained in the message. Cpl. Baske, nineteen years of age, has been in France for several weeks.
He entered service in September, 1943, and in March of this year, completed the basic infantry training at Fort McClellan, Ala. He was sent to Ireland in April, and after training in England, informed his parents in a letter which they received early in July that he was in France.
~~
Article published in the Pulaski County Democrat on August 31, 1944:
Robert Baske, in 'Missing' List Last Week, Reported Dead
Cpl. Robert Baske, well known lad whose energy and pleasant demeanor had endeared himself to friends and acquaintances here in his native town, is the first actual resident of Winamac to make the supreme sacrifice in the European war.
Word came early last week to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske that he was "missing in action." This message was followed by another one Sunday reporting that he had been killed.
Only nineteen years of age and a graduate of the Winamac high school in the class of 1943, Robert gave up his budding business as a photographer in September of last year to answer the Army's call. He completed his basic training in March of this year at Fort McClellan, Ala., meantime winning promotion to corporal in an infantry company. His outfit went to Ireland for further training in April, was later transferred to England, then went to the scene of action in France during June or July.
The young man was born in Winamac on April 24, 1925, and spent all of his life here until entering service. Besides the parents, he leaves a brother and sister, Almajean.
~~
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert L. Baske
Birth Year: 1925
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: Pulaski
Enlistment Date: 2 Sep 1943
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Indianapolis
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in manufacture of automobiles, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Single
~~~
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert L. Baski (Baske)
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Private
Combat Organization: 9th Infantry 1st Division
Death Date: 2 Aug 1944
Monument: Normandy, France
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
~~~~
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Robert L. Baske
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: Saint Laurent (Permanent Cemetery), St. Laurent, France
Grave Number: G 11 9
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Private
Service Number: 35893764
~~~
Article published in the Pulaksi County Democrat on August 24, 1944:
CPL. ROBERT BASKE
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske of Winamac received word Monday from the War Department that their son, Cpl. Robert Baske, was missing in action. No other information was contained in the message. Cpl. Baske, nineteen years of age, has been in France for several weeks.
He entered service in September, 1943, and in March of this year, completed the basic infantry training at Fort McClellan, Ala. He was sent to Ireland in April, and after training in England, informed his parents in a letter which they received early in July that he was in France.
~~
Article published in the Pulaski County Democrat on August 31, 1944:
Robert Baske, in 'Missing' List Last Week, Reported Dead
Cpl. Robert Baske, well known lad whose energy and pleasant demeanor had endeared himself to friends and acquaintances here in his native town, is the first actual resident of Winamac to make the supreme sacrifice in the European war.
Word came early last week to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baske that he was "missing in action." This message was followed by another one Sunday reporting that he had been killed.
Only nineteen years of age and a graduate of the Winamac high school in the class of 1943, Robert gave up his budding business as a photographer in September of last year to answer the Army's call. He completed his basic training in March of this year at Fort McClellan, Ala., meantime winning promotion to corporal in an infantry company. His outfit went to Ireland for further training in April, was later transferred to England, then went to the scene of action in France during June or July.
The young man was born in Winamac on April 24, 1925, and spent all of his life here until entering service. Besides the parents, he leaves a brother and sister, Almajean.
Inscription
ROBERT L. BASKE
PVT 9 INF 2 DIV
INDIANA AUG 2 1944
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Indiana.
