Massonet, Robert

1921 - 1945  (23 years)    Has 20 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Massonet, Robert
  Born	27 Jul 1921	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	1930	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Nick Massonet33 Stella Massonet34 Thomas Massonet11 Robert Massonet9
  Education - High School	1939	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1939
  1940 Census	1940	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Nicholas Massonet43 Stella Massonet45 Thomas Massonet22 Robert Massonet19
  Military Service	From Sep 1943 to 18 Jan 1945
  WWII, 1st Lt, 50th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Division
  Name:Robert N Massonet Inducted From:Wisconsin Rank:First Lieutenant Combat Organization:50th Field Artillery Battalion 5th Division Death Date:18 Jan 1945 Monument:Luxembourg Last Known Status:Buried U.S. Awards:Purple Heart Medal
  Died	18 Jan 1945	, , , Luxembourg
  Cause: KIA - WWII
  Obituary	1 Feb 1945
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Officer Killed, Sergeant Lost Lt. Robert Massonet, Donald Schermitzler Casualties in Europe Two more casualties of the western front in Europe have been reported to families in this area. Lieutenant Robert Massonet, 23, was killed in action Jan. 18 in Luxembourg, and Sergeant Donald T. Schermitzler has been missing in action in Belgium since Jan. 8. Massonet, whose wife lives in Little Chute and whose parents are the Nicholas Massonets, 408 N. Catherine street, Appleton, was with the field artillery in General Patton's Third army. Overseas eight months, he entered the service in September, 1942, and received his commission at Fort Sill, Okla. Later he was sent to Camp Shelby, Miss. A graduate of Appleton High school, he was employed by the Kimberly-Clark corporation at Kimberly before entering the service. Survivors are the widow, the former Jane VandenHeuvel, Little Chute; one son, Robert, Jr.; the parents; and one brother, Corporal Tom Massonet, in Italy. A memorial mass has been arranged for 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. John church, Little Chute. Sergeant Schermitzler, whose wife lives at 615 N. Morrison street, has been in the service since Dec. 7, 1942, and overseas since September, 1943. He had been fighting with the 82nd Airborne division. His parents are Joseph Schermitzler, Menasha, and Mrs. Evelyn Schermitzler, Appleton. MassonetRobert1/18/1945Post Crescent1/31/19451 MassonetRobert1/18/1945Post Crescent2/1/19453
  Buried	Luxembourg American Cemetery And Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg
  	Massonet, Robert Luxembourg American Cemetery And Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg Military
  Person ID	I51850	1FamilyTree | CarlaDorow25298, JulieGonnering112641, kathleenRees206722
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Massonet, Nicholas Peter,   b. 17 Jul 1896, Harrison, Calumet, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 8 May 1961  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Hearden, Stella Eleanor,   b. 11 Apr 1895, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1986, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F47175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	VandenHeuvel, Jane Frances,   b. 22 Dec 1922, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Apr 2014, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Aft 1940
  Children	1. Christensen, Robert,   b. 17 Dec 1944,   d. 24 Jul 2014  (Age 69 years)  [biological]
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2018
  Family ID	F28451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 27 Jul 1921 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1930 Census - 1930 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1939 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1940 Census - 1940 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - Cause: KIA - WWII - 18 Jan 1945 - , , , Luxembourg Buried - - Luxembourg American Cemetery And Memorial, Hamm, Luxembourg  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1050] Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook, Appleton High School, (Appleton High School Class of 1939 Clarion Yearbook (first class at new Appleton West??)). 51850 - Appleton High School Class of 1939