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Personal info

Full name
MAGNON, Richard Edgar
Date of birth
17 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Richwood, Becker County, Minnesota
Hometown
Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37581512
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
18 November 1944
Place of death
Dinozé, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 25 68

Immediate family

Members
Octave Magnon (father)
Isabell A. (Brunette) Magnon (mother)
Leo V. Magnon (brother)
Luella (Lanum) Magnon (wife)
Mary Lou Magnon (daughter)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Jarosh and Esterley Family Trees / Minnesota Birth Index, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy