U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
about Robert F Birchfield
Name: Robert F Birchfield
Birth Year: 1928
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State: Indiana
County or City: Steuben
Enlistment Date: 14 Feb 1946
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Camp Atterbury Columbus
Branch: Cavalry
Branch Code: Cavalry
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 00
Weight: 001


Robert F Birchfield 73, of Litchfield,
died Thursday, November 29,2001,
at his home, He was born February 9.
1928 in Walkerton, Indiana, to Walker
and Alka (Fraley) Birchfield. In 1955
he married Gloria Wilbur. She survives.
Mr. Birchfield served in the U.S.Army.
He retired from the former Albion Metal
Products Company in 1979. He enjoyed
fishing in Michigan Rivers and the Gulf
of Mexico. In addition to his wife, survivors
include two daughters, Kathy (Larry) Sanders
of Litchfield and Linda (Paul) Dettenwanger
of Independence, Missouri; two sons, Robert
(Marilyn) Birchfield of Kansas City, Missouri,
and Aaron Birchfield of Texas; three sisters,
Katherine Woods of Homer, Lucy (Andy)
Dudek of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and
Shirley (Fred) Dale of Coldwater, Michigan;
seven grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by three brothers and a sister. Private
funeral arrangements were handled
by the George White Funeral Home
of Litchfield. Memorial contributions
may be made to the Lung Association.