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Personal info

Full name
WINKLER, Richard Stewart
Date of birth
31 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36597948
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 November 1944
Place of death
Near Immendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 8 10

Immediate family

Members
Robert E. Winkler (father)
Hazel M. (Stewart) Winkler (mother)
Phylliss J. Winkler (sister)
Helen Winkler (sister)

More information

Sgt Richard S. Winkler attended the University of Michigan in the 1942-1943 school year.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / Zippeljuly Tree / University of Michigan 1943

Photo source: Ralph Peeters, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Michigan 1943