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RIDER, Dale Glenn - Date of
birth
22 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Latimore, Adams County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33871657 -
Rank
Technician Fourth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 March 1945 - Place of
death
At the Autobahn southeast of Overbruch - Vier Linden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clyde D. Rider (father)
Verna K. Rider (mother)
More information
T/4 Dale G. Rider was a blacksmith before he enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 6 October 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Veteran Compansation Application File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The family of Dale Rider