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GRISWOLD, Richard Sheldon - Date of
birth
8 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Hometown
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14147974 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Petit-Réderching, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 30 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur S. Griswold (father)
Edith E. (Chapman) Griswold (mother)
Gordon B. Griswold (brother)
Robert C. Griswold (brother)
Kenneth E. Griswold (brother)
More information
Pvt Richard S. Griswold attended high school for four years before he joined the U.S. Army Reserve at Camp Butner, North Carolina on 17 November 1942. He was sent overseas in October 1944.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Underhill House Myers Tree, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Arthur Allen Moore III