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RICHARDSON, Orley C - Date of
birth
23 January 1919 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Kalamazoo County -
Hometown
Bowne, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36158024 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bernburg-Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earnest Richardson (father)
Eliza Richardson (mother)
Lawrence E. Richardson (brother)
Everett O. Richardson (brother)
Dorthy Richardson (sister)
Forest G. Richardson (brother)
More information
T/5 Orley C. Richardson enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 21 June 1941.T/5 Orley C. Richardson worked on a farm before he enlisted. He slipped into an abandoned coal pit and drowned.
He was first buried at Temporary American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Block SS, Row 5, Grave 108.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Dale E. Richardson (grand nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet