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Personal info

Full name
RICHARDSON, Richard Everette Jr
Date of birth
2 May 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
King William County, Virginia
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33887696
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Wesergebirge near Rheindalen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 3 10

Immediate family

Members
Richard E. Richardson (father)
Estelle N. (Jordan) Richardson (mother)
Donald B. Richardson (brother)
Carroll T. Richardson (brother)
Nellie B. (Longest) Richardson (wife)

More information

Pfc Richard E. Richardson was married to Nellie Beatrice Longest on 25 May 1940.

He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 9 May 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Richardson

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Donald Browne