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PFC Robert Edward Fleming

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PFC Robert Edward Fleming Veteran

Birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 May 1945 (aged 27)
Central Luzon, Philippines
Burial
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
Plot
Plot G, Row 15, Grave 41
Memorial ID
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His parents are Corbett James Fleming and Emily (Murray) Fleming.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert E Fleming
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Lake
Enlistment Date: 1 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cleveland
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 65; Weight: 128

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert E Fleming
Inducted From: Ohio
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 145th Infantry 37th Division
Death Date: 12 May 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Painesville Telegraph, Thursday, May 31, 1945, Pg. 1
Pfc. R. E. Fleming, Pacific Veteran, Dies On Luzon
Pfc. Robert Edward Fleming, 27, died of injuries received on May 12, official word from the War department today notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corbett Fleming, 172 Tinker Ave., Painesville. No details were given. Pfc. Fleming, who had been overseas three of his four years in the Army, had accumulated enough points to be released from service. He was born in Indianapolis and attended Painesville schools. He trained at Camp Shelby, Miss., Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was a member of Painesville Church of Christ. Surviving with the parents are a brother, Corbett, Jr., sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Ponzi and Mrs. Marion Ferguson, all of Painesville.

Painesville Telegraph, Monday, June 4, 1945, Pg. 1
DIES ON LUZON
Pfc. Robert E. Fleming, son of Mrs. And Mrs. Corbett Fleming, 172 Tinker Ave., Painesville, died of injuries received on Luzon, May 12. He had been overseas three of the fours years in the Army and had enough points to be released from service.

His parents are Corbett James Fleming and Emily (Murray) Fleming.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Robert E Fleming
Birth Year: 1918
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Ohio
County or City: Lake
Enlistment Date: 1 Feb 1941
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cleveland
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 65; Weight: 128

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert E Fleming
Inducted From: Ohio
Rank: Private First Class
Combat Organization: 145th Infantry 37th Division
Death Date: 12 May 1945
Monument: Fort William Mckinley, Manila, the Philippines
Last Known Status: Buried
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Painesville Telegraph, Thursday, May 31, 1945, Pg. 1
Pfc. R. E. Fleming, Pacific Veteran, Dies On Luzon
Pfc. Robert Edward Fleming, 27, died of injuries received on May 12, official word from the War department today notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Corbett Fleming, 172 Tinker Ave., Painesville. No details were given. Pfc. Fleming, who had been overseas three of his four years in the Army, had accumulated enough points to be released from service. He was born in Indianapolis and attended Painesville schools. He trained at Camp Shelby, Miss., Indiantown Gap, Pa., and was a member of Painesville Church of Christ. Surviving with the parents are a brother, Corbett, Jr., sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Ponzi and Mrs. Marion Ferguson, all of Painesville.

Painesville Telegraph, Monday, June 4, 1945, Pg. 1
DIES ON LUZON
Pfc. Robert E. Fleming, son of Mrs. And Mrs. Corbett Fleming, 172 Tinker Ave., Painesville, died of injuries received on Luzon, May 12. He had been overseas three of the fours years in the Army and had enough points to be released from service.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Ohio.



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