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Personal info

Full name
RICHGELS, Anthony Bernard
Date of birth
15 June 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Centerville, Iowa County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Dane County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36220352
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 16 21

Immediate family

Members
Barney H. Richgels (father)
Elizabeth (Bunzel) Richgels (mother)
Walter H. Richgels (brother)
Robert Richgels (brother)
Wilbur J. Richgels (brother)
Adaline M. Richgels (sister)
Leonard F. Richgels (brother)
Bernadine K. Richgels (sister)
Lawars W. Richgels (brother)
Francis B. Richgels (brother)

More information

Pfc Anthony B. Richgels enlisted in Madison, Wisconsin on 24 March 1942.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/327/327_honor_pr.html, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Northern Illinois Families / Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - S.A.