| NAME: Robert Frederick Fleischauer |
NICKNAME: Bobby |
SERVICE NUMBER: 459745 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: New Britain, CT |
NEXT OF KIN: Mother, Mrs. Hazel Fleischauer |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 8/19/1924 |
SERVICE DATES: 9/15/1942 – 11/1/1945 7/21/1949 – 7/21/1952 (Korea) 10/1952 – 1967 |
DATE OF DEATH: 5/14/2000 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | A/1/24 | 675 | PFC | ||||
| Saipan | A/1/24 | 675 | PFC | WIA | |||
| Tinian | A/1/24 | 675 | Corporal | WIA | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Purple Heart with Gold Star |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Corporal (WWII) Staff Sergeant (Korea) Master Sergeant (Retirement) |
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Biography coming soon.
“Bobby” Fleischauer had a colorful career as a cartoonist for Leatherneck magazine (drawing the long-running Leatherneck Laffs cartoon) and an artist for the Marine Corps Gazette (continuing to work as their art director until 1994). Many of his works can be found in those publications’ digital archives.