Robert Harold Heiple1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3637, (1924 - 1944)
FatherHarold Benjamin Heiple4,5,6 (4 Nov 1899 - 16 Sep 1987)
MotherMaude Mae Thomas7,8,6 (25 Sep 1906 - 9 Dec 2003)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 May 19249,10,11
Death: 16 Dec 194412,13
Burial: Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois14
AncestryThe Glabe Family

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Narrative:

     Robert Harold Heiple was born on 8 May 1924.9,10,11 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents, Harold Benjamin Heiple and Maude Mae Thomas.4 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois, in the household of his parents.5
     Robert was drafted into the U.S. Army in World War II. He entered service 20 Mar 1943, in Peoria, Illinois, as a private. He served in Company E, 310th Infantry, 78th Division, reaching the rank of corporal.15,16
     Robert died on 16 Dec 1944 at age 20, in battle in Europe.12,13 He was buried in Glendale Cemetery, Washington, Tazewell Co., Illinois.14

Citations

  1. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows name as Robert Harold Heiple.
  2. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 40789360, Corp Robert Harold Heiple, includes tombstone photo showing name as Corp Robert H. Heiple.
  3. [S8197] Harold Heiple household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows name as Robert Heiple.
  4. [S8197] Harold Heiple household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  5. [S8198] Harold Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois.
  6. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 40789360, Corp Robert Harold Heiple.
  7. [S8197] Harold Heiple household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  8. [S8198] Harold Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows him as the son of her husband.
  9. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date.
  10. [S8197] Harold Heiple household, 1930 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 5 and state.
  11. [S8198] Harold Heiple household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tazewell Co., Illinois, shows age 15 and state.
  12. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family, shows date and "in a battle in Europe."
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 40789360, Corp Robert Harold Heiple, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 40789360, Corp Robert Harold Heiple, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 40789360, Corp Robert Harold Heiple, includes tombstone photo showing rank and unit.
  16. [S1356] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," Ancestry.com, record for Robert H Heiple, shows enlistment information.