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LAROCK, Richard - Date of
birth
15 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana -
Hometown
Dearborn, Lewis and Clark County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39622018 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
Bardenberg, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel Z. T. Larock (father)
Olive M. (Bernier) Larock (mother)
Florence C. Larock (sister)
Elinor E. Larock (sister)
William O. Larock (brother)
Frances M. Larock (sister)
Ethel Larock (sister)
Frederick J. Larock (brother)
Louis T. Larock (brother)
Samuel Larock (brother)
Violet J. (Albright) Larock (wife)
Murel M. Larock (daughter)
Richard I. Larock (son)
Larry Larock (son)
More information
Pfc Richard Larock was employed by the Hustad Brothers contractor firm in Helena. He married Violet Albright on 3 October 1936.He enlisted on 7 February 1944 and trained at Camp Croft, South Carolina and was sent overseas in July 1944.
On 8 October 1944 he was caught on film, briefly unwinding at the piano in an abandoned German beer hall in Übach, north of Aachen. Two days later, Richard Larock was killed during the fierce fighting at the West Wall on the Dutch-German border.
At the time of his dead, his brother Frederick was training to become a paratrooper at Camp Mackall, North Carolina and his brother Louis was stationed in Farragut, Idaho as a seaman 2nd Class.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - LaRock Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org, Peter Schrijvers, www.newspapers.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.oldhickory30th.com