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Personal info

Full name
THORPE, Richard J
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Camden County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
20229848
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 5 69

More information

Pfc Richard J. Thorpe enlisted in New York City, New York on 18 September 1940.

Source of information: Cor van den Burg, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet