Robert Richard Rauterkus was born Dec. 19, 1915 to Joseph and Mary Howarth Rauterkus. He died Jan. 21, 1945 and is buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Pvt. Rauterkus served in World War II with the U.S. Army 48th Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division and was KIA in Belgium and was awarded the Purple Heart.
Sources: ancestry.com; abmc.gov; fieldsofhonor database
