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RIEP, Cyril William - Date of
birth
29 January 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon -
Hometown
Albany, Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39004759 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Laneuveville-lès-Lorquin, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest P. Riep (father)
Margaret (Cornfield ) Riep (mother)
Dale E. Riep (brother)
Cleo J. Riep (brother)
Frank C. Riep (brother)
Marilyn C. Riep (sister)
Nadine Riep (wife)
More information
1st Sgt Cyril W. Riep attended Berkeley High School and was employed at the Ford Motor Company before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 14 March 1941.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Schuldt Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card / Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux / www.newspapers.com - Oakland Tribune - 15 February 1945
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