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PFC Robert F Poehling

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PFC Robert F Poehling

Birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
15 Jun 1944 (aged 27)
Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot F, Row 16, Grave 42
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Robert F. Poehling was a private in the 4th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Troop B. He likely landed at Utah Beach on June 6 or June 7, 1944 and was killed in action on June 15, 1944. He was buried in the temporary American Cemetery in Ste. Mere Eglise and later re-interred at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy.
Robert F. Poehling was a private in the 4th Cavalry Recon Squadron, Troop B. He likely landed at Utah Beach on June 6 or June 7, 1944 and was killed in action on June 15, 1944. He was buried in the temporary American Cemetery in Ste. Mere Eglise and later re-interred at the American Military Cemetery in Normandy.

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Entered the service from Wisconsin.

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  • Maintained by: Ben Levinsohn
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56648848/robert_f-poehling: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Robert F Poehling (18 Jan 1917–15 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56648848, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Ben Levinsohn (contributor 47428420).