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Personal info

Full name
NIMS, Richard Gardner
Date of birth
22 January 1920
Age
25
Place of birth
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Hometown
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32236760
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
111th Engineer Combat Battalion,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bilwisheim, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 33 26

Immediate family

Members
Grant W. Nims Sr. (father)
Lillian E. (Mueller) Nims (mother)
Mary E. Nims (sister)
Grant W. Nims Jr. (brother)
Alice R. (McManus) Nims (wife)
Lorraine Nims (daughter)

More information

Pfc Richard G. Nims was a carpenter before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 13 February 1942.

He was killed by a land mine.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, https://36th-id.frb.io, https://texasmilitaryforcesmuseum.org/, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Harrison Tree / WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Sue Downhill

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy