Person:Robert Crooks (3)

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Robert Lee Crooks
b.13 Jul 1924 Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
d.26 Feb 1945 Netherlands
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m. Abt 1922
  1. Robert Lee Crooks1924 - 1945
  2. Ralph Orland Crooks1925 - 2005
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Name[1][2] Robert Lee Crooks
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 13 Jul 1924 Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
Military[3] 17 Mar 1943 Enlistment
Death[3] 26 Feb 1945 NetherlandsKilled in action
Burial[4][5] Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

Nashua Soldier Killed Oversea
Pfc. Robert L. Crooks Gives Life in Holland
Nashua - Pfc. Robert L. Crooks, son of Mrs. Laura Crooks, Nashua, and Herbert Crooks, Chicago, who left with an armoured division for overseas in December, landing in England, was killed in action in Holland, Feb. 26, 1945, according to a telegram received by the mother Wednesday. He entered the service March 17, 1943, and trained at Cape Polk, La.

He was born at Ames July 13, 1924, and came to Nashua in 1931 with his mother, making their home with Mrs. Crook's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Maitland.

In 1940 he was graduated from the Nashua high school and at the time he was inducted into the service he was employed at Rath's, Waterloo.

Surviving are his parents, one brother, Pvt. Ralph, with the marines in the South Pacific, and the grandparents.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Herbert L Crooks household, in Polk, Iowa, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    4 Apr 1930.

    Name: Robert L Crooks
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1925
    Birthplace: Iowa
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
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    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's Name: Herbert L Crooks
    Father's Birthplace: Iowa
    Mother's Name: Laura M Crooks
    Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Herbert L Crooks 34
    Laura M Crooks 30
    Robert L Crooks 5
    Ralph O Crooks 4
    [4 4/12]
    George W Hartman 18

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Robert Lee Crooks, in Iowa, United States. Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1857-1947
    13 Jul 1924.

    Name: Robert Lee Crooks
    Birth Date: 13 Jul 1924
    Birth Place: Ames, Story, Iowa
    Father's Name: Herbert Crooks
    Mother's Name: Laura Waotamd
    FHL Film Number: 1404578

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nashua Soldier Killed Oversea, in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. Mason City Globe-Gazette
    16 Mar 1945.

    See Personal History section for details.

  4. ↑ Robert L. Crooks, in United States. American Battle Monuments Commission
    26 Feb 1945.

    Robert L. Crooks
    Private First Class, U.S. Army
    58th Infantry Battalion, 8th Armored Division
    Entered the Service From: Iowa
    Service #: 37664871
    Date of Death: February 26, 1945
    Wars or Conflicts:
    World War II
    Buried:
    Plot D Row 9 Grave 18
    http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWII_26258#.Vc9fgbK6c1K
    Netherlands American Cemetery
    Margraten, Netherlands
    Awards
    Purple Heart

  5. ↑ Robert L Crooks, in United States. Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949. (Provo, Utah, United States: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014)
    26 Feb 1945.

    Name: Robert L Crooks
    Gender: Male
    Rank: PFC
    Residence Place: Iowa
    Death Date: 26 Feb 1945
    Cemetery: Netherlands
    Burial Place: Margraten, Netherlands
    Next of Kin: Mrs Laura M Crooks
    Next of Kin Relationship: Mother
    Service Number: 37664871
    Grave Location: Block D, Row 9, Grave 18

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