Comments regarding Private First Class Robert C. HARBAUGH

Information compiled from various sources.
Military related information:

Service Number -1390240

Company L Muster Roll Nov-Dec 1917 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 21 Sep 1917. Listed as Private. Transferred from Hdq Company 342nd INF to 33rd DIV per SO#57 Hdq 86th DIV dtd 29 Oct 1917; Assigned to and joined Co L, 132nd INF on 1 Nov 1917 per SO#60 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 5 Nov 1917. - Muster Roll Jan-Feb 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Listed as Private. - Personnel Report 16 October 1918: Wounded 13 October 1918 - To Hospital. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. Appointed PFC per SO#15 dtd 10 May 1918. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private First Class. Sick-in-Hospital. . - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private First Class. Dropped Nov 3rd.

- Assigned to Headquarter Company, 132nd Infantry (Date unknown)

Return to US; Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists
Name: Robert O. Harbough
Departure Date: 9 May 1919
Departure Place: Brest, France

Arrival Date: 17 May 1919
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Address: 417 Longwood Street
Residence Place: Rockford, Illinois
Mother: Anna Harbough
Ship: Mt Vernon
Military Unit: Headquarter Company. 132 INF.
Rank: Private
Service Number: 1, 390, 240
Notes: 132ND. INFANTRY


WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart
October 1918
Personnel Report
WWI Draft Registration: Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:


the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert C Harbaugh
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Rockford Ward 1, Winnebago, Illinois
Street: Longwood Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Matilda Harbaugh
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Core-maker
Industry: Foundry.

Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Matilda Harbaugh 69
Roy Harbaugh 35
Robert C Harbaugh 29
Laura Harbaugh 43

the 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Harbaugh
Birth Year: abt 1890
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Street Address: Longwood St.
House Number: 417
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: 3000
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: No
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: United States
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Core maker
Industry: factory

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: No
Veteran: Yes
War: W.W
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Harbaugh 40
William Harbaugh 50
Roy Harbaugh 44

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Robert Harbough
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Illinois
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Home in 1940: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
House Number: 1212
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Core-Maker
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Duration of Unemployment: 260
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
Willis J Gaede 27
Lucy Gaede 24
Frank Rostantsson 44
Helen Halleen 19
Shirley Halleen 16
Ruth Meinking 24
Robert Harbough 48
Ellen Peterson 52

WWII Draft Registration:

Post War Known Addresses:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (See above)
Name: Robert Cecil Harbaugh
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 31 May 1919 Discharged
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence Place: Rockford, Ill
Birth Date: 3 Jul 1889
Death Date: 1 Feb 1957

Find A Grave
Name: Robert Cecil Harbaugh
Death Date: 1 Feb 1957
Cemetery: Cedar Bluff Cemetery
Burial: Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Miscellaneous:

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