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Personal info

Full name
PRENTICE, Richard H
Date of birth
1900
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Chenango County, New York

Military service

Service number
6976950
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
Kreuzau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 10

Immediate family

Members
George Prentice (father)
Charles Prentice (brother)
Loren Prentice (brother)
Caroline Prentice (sister)
Annetta Prentice (sister)

More information

Cpl Richard H. Prentice joined the Regular Army on 14 September 1939.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Unadilla Times Newspaper 23 March 1945