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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Robert L. Colyer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Owensboro, Kentucky

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

He served as a Private First Class in WWII with the 100th Infantry Division (Century Division), 398th Infantry Regiment, First Battalion, Company C, in the European Theater of Operations. He was reported Missing in Action on February 5, 1945, and died near Wildenguth, France as a German Prisoner of War from injuries suffered during combat. He was awarded the Purple Heart.