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Author: ELLinSpain
Surnames: POTTER
Classification: biography
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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Robert S Potter
Inducted From: Indiana
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Combat Organization: 72nd Bomber Squadron 5th Bomber Group
Death Date: 17 Jun 1943
Monument: Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal
Air Medal
ENLISTMENT
Name: Robert S Potter
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Indiana
State of Residence: Indiana
County or City: De Kalb
Enlistment Date: 18 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Indiana
Enlistment City: Baer Field Fort Wayne
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six
months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments
effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman
whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the
Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Draftsmen
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 138
BIRTH
Name: Robert S Potter
Father: Loddie
Mother: Gladys Mochamer
County: Dekalb
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1920
Reference: Dekalb County, Indiana
Index to Birth Records
1882 - 1920 Inclusive
Letters A - Z Inclusive
Book: 1CH-26
Page: 91
Name: Lodie E Potter
Spouse Name: Gladys E Mochamer
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1909
Marriage County: Dekalb
Source Title 1: Dekalb County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1882-1920 Inclusive M-Z
Source Title 3: Compiled by Indiana Works Project Administration 1
Book: 18
OS Page: 15
1920
Lodie E Potter 33
Gladys Potter 28
Gilbert Potter 9
Home in 1920: Union, De Kalb, Indiana
WW11 DRAFT
Name: Lodie Ellis Potter
Birth Date: 18 Dec 1885
Birth Place: Allen
Residence: De Kalb, Indiana
Race: White
Roll: WW2_2369068
Name: Gladys Potter
SSN: 306-26-5401
Last Residence: 46706 Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, United States of America
Born: 29 Apr 1891
Last Benefit: 46706 Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, United States of America
Died: Feb 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)
Name: Gilbert Potter
SSN: 307-01-9018
Last Residence: 46706 Auburn, De Kalb, Indiana, United States of America
Born: 6 Dec 1910
Died: May 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)
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