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Personal info

Full name
SARVER, Richard Warren "Buster"
Date of birth
22 December 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois
Hometown
Shelby County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36376347
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
A Battery,
489th Armored Field Artillery Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 February 1945
Place of death
Near Steinbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 16 48

Immediate family

Members
Elijah N. Sarver (father)
Velma F. (Warren) Sarver (mother)
Ruth Sarver (sister)
Ralph Sarver (brother)
Rossie Sarver (sister)
Roxine Sarver (sister)
Robert Sarver (brother)
Russell Sarver (brother)
Ruby Sarver (sister)
Roger Sarver (brother)
Joan Sarver (sister)
Shirley Sarver (sister)
Rosella Sarver (sister)
Lavella Sarver (sister)
Lila Sarver (sister)

More information

Cpl Richard W. Sarver enlisted in the US Army at Chicago, Illinois on 25 September 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimeorial.com, www.archives.gov, 7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Son of the 7th