Name:
Robert Hecht
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
802953
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Robert Hecht was born on December 24, 1923, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Benjamin Hecht Sr. and Clara Fredericks Hecht.
He served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.