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COLEMAN, Richard - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42115943 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Section Leader -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division,
Machine Gun Section
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Raymond Coleman (father)
Lillian Coleman (mother)
Daniel Coleman (brother)
Eleanor (Jablonski) Coleman (wife)
More information
Pfc Richard Coleman graduated from Edison Technical High School and was employed by the Camera Works.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 13 April 1944.
He was initially buried at the Temporary American Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) - 22 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York)