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Personal info

Full name
DETWILER, Richard Eugene
Date of birth
9 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32959181
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicibity of Belmont - Les Rouges Eaux, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 33 38

Immediate family

Members
Harvey D. Detwiler (father)
Mary (Fuss) Detwiler (mother)
William Detwiler (brother)
Mildred R. Detwiler (sister)
Harvey D. Detwiler (brother)
Bernice E. Detwiler (sister)
Elizabeth D. Detwiler (sister)
Bertha M. Detwiler (sister)
Ruth Detwiler (sister)
Madeline Detwiler (wife)

More information

Pvt Richard E. Detwiler attended college for three years and was a clerk, employed by the Riverside Metal Co.
He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 14 October 1943.
He was killed was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
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