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Personal info

Full name
CLEAVER, Richard J Jr
Date of birth
28 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Shattuck, Ellis County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Jackson County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
O-1012745
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
89th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized),
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 7 52

Immediate family

Members
Richard J. Cleaver (father)
Hallie E. Cleaver (mother)

More information

Richard Cleaver graduated from Altus High School.

He enlited on 6 March 1941 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was overseas for six months when he was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - 1920 census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, The Altus Times-Democrat - 1 April 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach, The Altus Times-Democrat - 1 April 1945