Robert PENMAN
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 36698291 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 20 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
ENLISTMENT STATE | Macoupin Country ILLINOIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY | Parents : James & Ida PENMAN Soeur: Mildred Frére : Earl | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Infantry Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farmer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 19 April 1943 Peoria ILLINOIS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 2nd Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT SQUADRON | 175thInfantry Regiment "Fifth Maryland" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION GROUP | 29th Infantry Division Surnom "Blue and Gray" Devise "29th Let's go!" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 31 July 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH |
St Lo “Purple Heart Hill” | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578
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CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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STORY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert L Penman was born in 1924 to James and Ida Penman. His grandfather on his dad’s side had come to America from Scotland and married an American. According to the 1930 US census, James Penman earned his living as a farmer in the township of Newmansville, Cass County, Illinois, and he owned his own farm. Private Penman was the youngest in his family. He had one older brother, named Earl, and one older sister, named Mildred. According to the 1940 US census, at the age of 16 he was already helping his father working at the farm. The records show that he enlisted on April 19, 1943 at the city of Peoria, Illinois. During the War, Private Penman fought with the 175thInfantry Regiment 29th Infantry Division. He was part of the 2nd Battalion, Company E. He was killed in action and received the Purple Heart medal. At the time of his death in July 1944, his mother’s address is listed as Gillespie, Illinois. The following is a brief account of what the 175th Regiment did from the date they arrived in Europe until approximately the date Private Penman died. He might have been involved in these actions: After sailing from the US to England, the 175th Regiment spent some time in Wiltshire until it was moved to Cornwall, where they trained for the invasion of Normandy. The Regiment then moved to Devon to assemble in preparation for the invasion and finally landed on Omaha Beach on June 7, 1944, which hadn’t still been secured. In the following weeks, they captured Isigny, crossed the River Vire and moved towards St. Lo. Before arriving in St. Lo, the 175th participated in the battle for Hill 108, nicknamed, “Purple Heart Hill” because of the high number of casualties it caused. After seizing St. Lo, they started to move towards Brest. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29th INFANTRY DIVISION - BLUE AND GRAY
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Census of 1940 |
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SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Wendy - NARA - ABMC - US Census records 1940 - Wikipedia |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |