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COLBY, Richard Lyman - Date of
birth
29 September 1909 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39103932 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Büllingen-Rocherath, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 12 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
John L. Colby (father)
Almeada Colby (mother)
Frederick Colby (brother)
William W. Colby (brother)
John W. Colby (brother)
Albert E. Colby (brother)
Marian Colby (wife)
More information
T/4 Richard L. Colby was employed at the shipyards in Vallejo, California.He enlisted in San Francisco, California on 10 September 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1943.
According to a newspaper article of the The La Crosse Tribune of 17 June 1945, a bomb struck a building in which 18 men of the battalion were in. Eight men were killed and three were wounded.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Army Enlistment Record / 1920 Census, The Milwaukee Journal - 5 March 1945, The La Crosse Tribune - 17 June 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Milwaukee Journal - 5 March 1945, www.fold3.com - redandbon864