This memorial page is dedicated to Robert S. Hart, one of more than 725 war victims connected to the municipality of Deurne documented by Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers. The municipality of Deurne and the surrounding villages of Liessel, Vlierden, Helenaveen, Neerkant and Zeilberg were liberated in the autumn of 1944 during heavy fighting. Victims fell on all sides: Allied soldiers from countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and New Zealand, and German soldiers.

But the archive covers more than just the combat victims on Deurne soil. Residents of Deurne who lost their lives elsewhere are also commemorated: civilians who were murdered in concentration camps, forced labourers who died in Germany, people who were executed or succumbed to the effects of persecution and oppression. In addition, residents of Deurne who entered German military service and were killed elsewhere are also included.

Stichting Oorlogsslachtoffers has been documenting the story of all these people since 1995, without distinction of nationality, side or background. The goal is to give every person a name and a face, and to keep their memory alive.

 

Name: Hart
First names: Robert S.
Nickname: –
Date of birth: 10 December 1914
Place of birth: –
Residence: Summitville, New York
Rank / Occupation: Corporal
Identity tag: 32315093
Unit: 33rd Armoured Engineer Battalion, Company C
Date of death: 19 October 1944 (missing in action)
Place of death: north-west of Griendtsveen
Cause of death: Missing
Cemetery: –
Memorial site: Netherlands American Memorial in Margraten

Additional information

Awarded the Purple Heart.

Son of Amelia Hart-Coon

Corporal Robert S. Hart has been missing since 19 October 1944 north-west of Griendtsveen, possibly whilst clearing mines. Ronald J. Lozier, from the same unit, was killed by the explosion of a shrapnel mine on the same day at this location whilst clearing mines.

Overview map (7tharmddiv.org)
Overzichtskaart (7tharmddiv.org)

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