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Personal info

Full name
RISH, Rex "Rexie"
Date of birth
11 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina
Hometown
Richland County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
20404198
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
Near the river Our, Germany / Luxembourg border

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 46

Immediate family

Members
Jasper S. Rish (father)
Lonnie (Lula) H. (Cooper) Rish (mother)
Gladys W. Rish (sister)
Woodrow B. Rish (brother)
Murray Rish (brother)
Hortance Rish (sister)
James E. Rish (brother)
Harold Rish (brother)
Margaret. A. (Ewenson) Rish (wife)
Rex F. T. Risch (son)

More information

Pfc Rex Rish enlisted in Columbia, South Carolina on 16 September 1940.

His initial burial took place on Foy Cemetery, Bastogne, Belgium.

The picture of marker is taken on Lybrand Cemetery, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina.

Source of information: André Koch, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Geddings_Ellisor Family Tree / U.S., Social Security Death Index / Headstone and Interment Record, England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Nancy Ziemba Gleaton