Name:
Robert Eugene Colpetzer
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
468332
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-28
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Fairview Cemetery, Servia, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
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Robert Eugene Colpetzer was born on February 4, 1923, in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana. He was the son of Jacob Fredrick "Fred" Colpetzer and Jennie Irene West Kinzie.
He served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 28, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.