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RICKS, Ivan Stanley - Date of
birth
25 June 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Montgomery, Trigg County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35694040 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jessie O. Ricks (father)
Gertrude A. (Meador) Ricks (mother)
Esta M. Ricks (sister)
Katherine Ricks (sister)
Abbie Ricks (sister)
Jesse S. Ricks (brother)
More information
Ivan Ricks graduated from Cadiz High School and teached at the Kentucky State Teachers College at Bowling Green for two years, where he started training in the ROTS program. He was employed with the Dan Metzler Men´s clothing store for three years.He enlisted on 21 January 1943 at Fort Benjamin Harrison and was sent to North Africa. He also participated in the invasion of Sicily and served in France, Holland and Belgium.
Suffering from an illness, he was hospitalized in Belgium and then in England but was able to rejoin his unit in Belgium before the winter.
He is remembered at the East End Cemetery in Cadiz, Kentucky.
Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as the 41st Infantry Battalion.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Mackler Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Gene Hunter, Western Kentucky University Archives- Suellyn Lathrop