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Personal info

Full name
RICKARDS, James Sanford Jr
Date of birth
1 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
Hometown
Leon County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34544128
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Machine Gunner
Unit
E Company,
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Salmchâteau, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 15 59

Immediate family

Members
James S. Rickards (father)
Grace H. (Havens) Rickards (mother)
Becky L. Rickards (sister)
William H. Rickards (brother)
Dorothy Rickards (sister)
Elizabeth F. Rickards (sister)
Nan (Parsons) Rickards (wife)

More information

James S. Rickards Jr. graduated from Leon High School where a played football and basketball and was editor of the school paper.

He enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 17 February 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, http://75thdivisiondad.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, www.newspapers.com - Tallahassee Democrat 6 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet