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Personal info

Full name
NIKLAS, Richard Gordon
Date of birth
15 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon

Military service

Service number
19118572
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
In vicinity of St. Etienne or Foy, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 9 14

Immediate family

Members
Hans W. Niklas (father)
Magdalene C. (Amacher) Niklas (mother)
Louise C. Niklas (sister)
Edmund R. Niklas (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard G. Niklas attended Oregon State College for two years and worked for his father in the Niklas & Son Florists shop.

He enlisted in Corvallis, Oregon on 4 December 1942.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight Anderson, James Burke, www.newspapers.com - The Kansas City Times 26 January 1945, Oregon State University - 1943