Robert J Lucas - 298th Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII, WW2
Robert James Lucas
Listed at the American Battle Monuments Commission
Robert J. Lucas
World War II
Service # 36585474
Rank Private First Class, U.S. Army
Unit 298th Engineer Combat Battalion
Entered Service From Michigan
Date of Death December 28, 1944
Buried Plot A Row 7 Grave 42
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery
Awards: Purple Heart
Source: Find A Grave
PFC Robert J Lucas
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 28 Dec 1944
BURIAL Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liege, Belgium
MEMORIAL ID 56283225
Listed in the 298th Journal December 1944
2789 0530 Dec 28/44 Bn Comdr and Lt Scott left for Adv CP for Forward CP and encountered enemy roadblock behind our position. Pfc Lucas, jeep driver, Co C, was killed in this encounter. Col Liedike and Lt Scott made their way back to the Forward CP. At daylight the enemy began shelling the town with artillery and a number of enemy infantrymen had infiltrated into the town. They were driven from the town by our forces
Listed in the 298th Journal December 1944
Date 28 Dec. 1944 Place Briscol, Belgium (473903)
0200 Bn. alerted. Small-arms Enemy force of approx. one Co. moving in. Small arms & M.G. fire. Started shelling C.P. at daylight Bn. moved out in convoy at 0900 and by a great deal of luck managed to get out.
Lucas, “C” Co. driver was killed at approx. 0530-0545.
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