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Personal info

Full name
RICHENS, Floyd
Date of birth
14 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Arcadia, Duchesne County, Utah
Hometown
Arcadia, Duchesne County, Utah

Military service

Service number
39912308
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lichtel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 28 26

Immediate family

Members
Thomas H. Richens (father)
Catherine A. (Mott) Richens (mother)
Dau Richens (sister)
Thurlo H. Richens (brother)
Earl D. Richens (brother)
Velma C. Richens (sister)
Marvin L. Richens (brother)
William L. Richens (brother)
Aften V. Richens (brother)
John I. Richens (brother)
Ervin A. Richens (brother)
Marion L. Richens (brother)
Thelma I. Richens (sister)
Lowell Richens (brother)
Arlo R. Richens (brother)

More information

Sgt Floyd Richens attended high school for 2 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 2 April 1943.

His brother Marion L. Richens is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Richens Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - Jeff Hall
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Astrid