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Personal info

Full name
SAVAGE, Richard Joseph
Date of birth
4 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Bronx County, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32976086
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 October 1944
Place of death
Moncourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 27 41

Immediate family

Members
Harry A. Savage (father)
Margaret F. (Coloe) Savage (mother)
Margaret T. Savage (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard J. Savage was a student before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 29 June 1943. He was selected for the Army Specialized Training Program (A.S.T.P.) and studied at Providence College.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his stomach.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemtery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Graham Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
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