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SHUPE, Richard Walter - Date of
birth
28 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan -
Hometown
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1292769 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
333rd Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
Suggerath, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John Shupe (father)
Lucille A. (Cook) Shupe (mother)
Robert D. Shupe (brother)
Theresa M. (Orr) Shupe (wife)
Richard D. Shupe (son)
More information
1st Lt Richard W. Shupe graduated from Central High School in 1938 where he served as President of the Hi-Y club and sang bass with the choir. He attended Central Michigan University for 2 years and sang with the college's A Capella choir. He was a clerk before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Detroit, Michigan on 5 February 1942.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Central High School Flint Yearbook, 1937; Central Michigan University Yearbook, 1940