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RICE, Bernard S - Date of
birth
18 November 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Poulsbo, Kitsap County, Washington -
Hometown
Fords Prairie, Lewis County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39209231 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
119th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Kohlscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Antoni Rice (father)
Bessie L. (Stanley) Rice (mother)
John Rice (brother)
Edward Rice (brother)
Theresa Rice (sister)
Helen Rice (sister)
More information
Pfc Bernard S. Rice enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 9 June 1943.Pfc Rice had to transport a wounded German soldier to a field hospital and was killed when his Jeep ran over an landmine.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter van Leeuwen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, A. Boyer Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com, www.30thinfantry.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Peter van Leeuwen / Ruth Kobel