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Personal info

Full name
FORLOW, Richard Emerson "Dick"
Date of birth
11 June 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Lane, Franklin County, Kansas
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37513529
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 14 40

Immediate family

Members
Fay Forlow (wife)

More information

Pfc Richard E. Forlow graduated from Shawnee Mission High School with the Class of 1926. He helped his father construct the Old Mission golf course where he remained as greenskeeper for the next 14 years until he enlisted in March 1943. He was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Shawnee Mission High School Class of 1926 Yearbook