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KEIMEL, Richard Otto - Date of
birth
27 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1012092 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Stolberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Otto R. Keimel (father)
Josephine Keimel (mother)
Robert M. Keimel (brother)
More information
1st Lt Richard O. Keimel enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 12 May 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Joris Appels, www.ancestry.com - billmac6325