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Personal info

Full name
WESTFALL, Richard Robert
Date of birth
16 October 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa
Hometown
Toledo, Tama County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37698978
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
39th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
Eisen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 2 27

Immediate family

Members
Carroll G. Westfall (father)
Nora Westfall (mother)
George C. Westfall (brother)
Raymond P. Westfall (brother)
Paul W. Westfall (brother)
Mary E. Westfall (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard Westfall enlisted on 23 June 1944.

Two of his brothers, George and Raymond, also served.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, NARA, WWIIMemorial.com, www.ancestry.com Waterloo Daily Courier - 20 April 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com