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Personal info

Full name
WARNER, Richard Reed
Date of birth
21 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
Hometown
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36678407
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
11 April 1945
Place of death
The Harz mountains, east of Osterode am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 17 2

Immediate family

Members
William Warner (father)
Blanche Warner (mother)
Gerald Warner (brother)
Robert Warner (brother)
William Warner (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Hans Wijnands - AncestryLibrary.com - Waukegan High School 1940