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Personal info

Full name
RICHARDS, Herman Vecy
Date of birth
10 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
Abilene, Taylor County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38372242
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Near Rürdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 8 27

Immediate family

Members
Herman V. Richards (father)
Lillian J. (Allen) Richards (mother)
Edith Richards (sister)
Marjorie Richards (sister)
Lillian E. Richards (sister)

More information

Sgt Herman V. Richards graduated from Abilene High School and studied at the A & M College of Texas before he enlisted in March 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Abilene Reporter News 8 May 1945 / Family Tree / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Abilene Reporter News / Abilene High School Yearbook 1941