1919 - 1985 (65 years)
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| Name |
Luthe, Robert Duane |
| Birth |
14 Aug 1919 |
Edwards County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
LUTH.R001 |
| _FGRAVE |
82551027 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Staff Sergeant, United States Army [1] |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army
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Staff Sergeant (abbreviated as S/Sgt.), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
16 Jun 1985 |
Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana [1] |
| Burial |
Little Wabash Cemetery, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Luthe, Robert D.
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Headstone, Luthe, Robert D. and Mary Margaret
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Headstone, Luthe, Robert D and Mary Margaret
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| Person ID |
I50563 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants |
| Last Modified |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Family |
Travis, Mary Margaret, b. 28 Aug 1919, Illinois d. 7 Jun 2006, West Salem Manor, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois (Age 86 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Dec 1947 |
Harrisburg, [2] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F18256 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Mr. Robert D. Luthe, 65, of rural West Salem died Sunday June 16, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes.
Services were held today (Wednesday) at the Little Wabash Church west of West Salem with Rev. Melody Brawley officiating. Burial was in the Little Wabash Cemetery with the American Legion McCormack Post No. 658 of West Salem presenting military rites. Ingram Funeral Home of West Salem was in charge of the service.
Mr. Luthe was born August 14, 1919 in Edwards County, the son of James and Anna Barnhart Luthe. He married Mary Margaret Travis on December 13, 1947 in Harrisburg.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Margaret; three sons, James of Lawrenceville and Michael and George both of West Salem; three daughters, Roberta Brown of Evansville and Margaret Jane Luthe and Robbin Shaw, both of West Salem; three sisters, Gladys Pankeau of Champaign, Edith Mason of Albion and Frances Luthe of Hazelwood Missouri and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy, in 1982, and two sisters, Blanche Witte in 1976 and Virgie Deischer in 1984.
Mr. Luthe was a retired farmer and rural mail carrier. He was a member of the Little Wabash United Methodist Church, the American Legion McCormack Post No. 658. He was a charter member of the West Salem Rural Fire Protection District also a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association.
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- [S3520] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Luthe, Robert D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82551027/robert-duane-luthe), none. (Reliability: 2).
- [S3523] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Luthe, Robert D. and Mary Margaret, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82551027/robert-duane-luthe), none. (Reliability: 2).
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