Database 83rd Infantry Division

Andrew Roxburgh Jr (O-1298938)

Name Roxburgh, Andrew Jr
Rank First Lieutenant
Army Serial # O-1298938
State New Jersey
Date of death 1944-12-12
Plot, Row, Grave C, 6, 49
Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium , Google Maps
Role MOS 1542 Infantry Unit Commander, Platoon Leader
Unit B Company, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Purple Heart with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Additional information
First Lieutenant Roxburgh joined the 330th as a member of A Company. The morning report for July 11, 1944 on page 17 lists him joining A Company from the 48th Replacement Battalion. Page 24, for July 16, 1944, lists him lightly wounded in action and transferred to the 128th Evacuation Hospital.

He then rejoins the 330th in B Company on December 6, 1944, as can be seen in morning report for December 6, 1944 on page 6 which lists him joining from the 79th Replacement Battalion as of December 5, 1944. Page 39, for December 16, 1944, lists his status changed to Missing in Action on December 12, 1944. The pages can be seen below.
Morning reports
1944-07-11 1LT Assigned and joined from 48th Replacement Battalion as of July 11, 1944 A / 330 view page
1944-07-16 1LT Lightly wounded in action and transferred to 128th Evacuation Hospital on July 16, 1944 A / 330 view page
1944-11-13 1LT Attached from 79th Replacement Battalion as of November 13, 1944 B / 330 view page
1944-12-06 1LT Assigned and joined from 79th Replacement Battalion as of December 5, 1944 1542 B / 330 view page
1944-12-16 1LT Missing in action as of December 12, 1944 1542 B / 330 view page
1945-01-21 1LT Killed in action on December 12, 1944 1542 B / 330 view page
Various documents
Description Page
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as wounded in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. 18
Listed in 330th Infantry Regiment Casualties and Awards as missing in action as a First Lieutenant in 330. 75