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RICHARDS, Darrell Dean - Date of
birth
2 October 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
LeRoy, McLean County, Illinois -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39018053 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 September 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 15 | 54 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ermadel (Clevenger) Fisher (mother)
Vida L. (Ellzey) Richards (wife)
More information
Pvt Darrell D. Richards was a kitchen worker before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 29 January 1942.He was hospitalized from December 1943 to March 1944 for pneumococcal lumbar and pleuritis serofibrinous.
Pvt Darrell D. Richards was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.
Note: In the ABMC database, the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment is incorrectly listed as a Battalion
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Freeport High School 1932