PVT Robert Francis Schatzlein was born 3 Aug 1922 in Rochester, New York. He was the oldest and only son of the 3 children born to Frederick and Hilda Gertrude (Ryan) Schatzlein. The family owned and lived at home at 17 Superior Terrace Street in Rochester. He had numerous aunts, uncles and cousins living in the area. His father worked as a machinist earning enough to support his family and purchase the home valued at $5500 in 1930. Frederick's reported 1939 income was $1600. Robert attended Madison High School and then went to work for Defender Photo Supply Company.
Robert was drafted in March 1944. After his basic military training and a furlough he was sent to the European theater in September 1944. PVT Schatzlein was transferred from the replacement depot to I Company 116th Infantry on 29 Oct 1944 where he served as a rifleman. PVT Schatzlein fought with the unit until killed in action near Setterich, Germany on 21 Nov 1944.
PVT Schatzlein was repatriated in 1949 and re-interred in
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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