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WOODS, Richard Phillips "Dick" - Date of
birth
14 May 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-442498 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sibret, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter A. Woods (father)
Alice M. (Strang) Woods (mother)
Robert L. Woods (brother)
Margaret E. Woods (sister)
Priscilla (Bradburn) Woods (wife)
Richard P. Woods III (son)
More information
1st Lt Richard P. Woods graduated from the University of California. He was a member of the R.O.T.C.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – California Birth Index 1905-1995 / Headstone and Interment Record / Eberts Family Tree / 1920/1930/1940 Census, http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwii/bulge/28thIDUnitRpt6Dec44.ht
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, www.phigam.org – The Phi Gamma Delta, May 1946, University of California at Los Angeles - 1939/1940