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name
RICE, Joseph R - Date of
birth
8 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Greenup County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Worthington, Greenup County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35768575 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lark M. Rice (father)
Mary (Griffith) Rice (mother)
Gerald G. Rice (brother)
Alfred M. Rice (brother)
Walter Rice (brother)
More information
Pvt Joseph R. Rice worked in an aircraft building company before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 17 June 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dave Hansen