Robert Stokley Close, 1920–1945 (aged 25 years)
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- Robert Stokley /Close/
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Birth
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Census 1930 US Fed
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Note: Living with father and family at Asbury Park, New Jersey. |
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Census 1940 US Fed
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Note: Living with father and family at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Printer. |
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Milit-Beg
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Note: Air Cadet Induction with 14 others. Air Cadet Induction with 14 others. Pilot of B17s in the 341st Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber with the rank of Second Lieutenant. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal and Additional Army Awards. |
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Note
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Note: In 1942, a number of descendants of David Edwin Close (1822) wrote to other living relatives with a view to having a family reunion in New Jersey the following year. In 1942, a number of descendants of David Edwin Close (1822) wrote to other living relatives with a view to having a family reunion in New Jersey the following year. The letter outlines the background to the reunion and contains a list of people they have identifed. |
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Death
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Note: 341st Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber - Missing In Action 341st Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber - Missing In Action He was shot down 24 May 1944 while flying B-17F, 42-30169, with the 341st Bomb Squadron of the 97th Bomb Group. He was the last to bail out of the A/C and was with two of his crew in Stalag Luft 4 and then moved with them to Stalag Luft 1. The camp was liberated 1 May 1945 and Lt. Close left with a group of POW's, aginst orders, to find there own way home. He was never heard from again and his body was never recovered. |
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Burial
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Note: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56362850& |
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Obituary
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Note: Obituary of Robert Stokley Close in 1945 |
| father |
1891–
Birth: 21 February 1891 — Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, America |
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| mother | |
| elder brother |
Egbert Bunnell Close
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| himself |
1920–1945
Birth: 16 April 1920 — Wanamassa, Monmouth County, New Jersey, America Death: after 1 May 1945 — Germany |
| younger sister |
Ruth Audrey Close
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| father |
1891–
Birth: 21 February 1891 — Matawan, Monmouth County, New Jersey, America |
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| stepmother |
Bertha Irene Finberg
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| half-brother |
Kenneth S Close
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| himself |
1920–1945
Birth: 16 April 1920 — Wanamassa, Monmouth County, New Jersey, America Death: after 1 May 1945 — Germany |
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| wife |
Lucy Brown Skinner
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Living with father and family at Asbury Park, New Jersey. |
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| Census 1940 US Fed |
Living with father and family at Asbury Park, New Jersey. Printer. |
| Milit-Beg |
Air Cadet Induction with 14 others. Pilot of B17s in the 341st Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber with the rank of Second Lieutenant. Awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal and Additional Army Awards. |
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In 1942, a number of descendants of David Edwin Close (1822) wrote to other living relatives with a view to having a family reunion in New Jersey the following year. The letter outlines the background to the reunion and contains a list of people they have identifed. |
| Death |
341st Bomber Squadron 97th Bomber - Missing In Action He was shot down 24 May 1944 while flying B-17F, 42-30169, with the 341st Bomb Squadron of the 97th Bomb Group. He was the last to bail out of the A/C and was with two of his crew in Stalag Luft 4 and then moved with them to Stalag Luft 1. The camp was liberated 1 May 1945 and Lt. Close left with a group of POW's, aginst orders, to find there own way home. He was never heard from again and his body was never recovered. |
| Burial |
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56362850& |
| Obituary |
Obituary of Robert Stokley Close in 1945 |
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