Robert A. Muthard

Robert Abraham Muthard

Headquarters Company 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 11/17/1944

Robert Abraham Muthard was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on March 16, 1919.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by W.F. Hofford, Inc.
in Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted into the Army on August 27, 1941 at Camp Lee, Virginia. His home of residence was listed
as Lehighton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, and his civilian occupation was listed as
unskilled transportation occupations. He had completed four years of High School
and at the time of induction was single with no dependents.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was married in June 1942.

He was assigned to Company A as a Sergeant from the 4th Infantry Division replacement pool
on June 17, 1944.

He was wounded in action on July 8, 1944 and returned to duty
on September 22, 1944.

He was transferred to Headquarters Company 1st Battalion on September 23, 1944.

Sergeant Muthard was killed in action in Germany during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
on November 17, 1944.

Article from The Morning Call newspaper, Allentown, Pennsylvania Wednesday December 6, 1944
by 50thAIB from the Find A Grave website

(The date of his death is incorrect in the article.)

Robert A. Muthard was originally buried in the U.S. Military Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle Cemetery,
Eupen, Belgium and later his remains were returned to the United States where he was
interred in Pennsylvania on April 16, 1948.

Burial:
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Adams County
Pennsylvania
Plot: Section 2, Site #376

Grave marker for Robert A. Muthard

Photo by Karl Stelly
from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by 50thAIB from the Find A Grave website

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