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Personal info

Full name
HEIN, Richard F
Date of birth
23 April 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
42119113
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
21 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mainz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 12 29

Immediate family

Members
Joseph A. Hein (father)
Ethel D. Hein (mother)
Robert J. Hein (brother)
Raymond C. Hein (brother)

More information

Sgt Richard F. Hein attended high school for 4 years and was a teacher in primary school and kindergarten before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 3 May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / New York State Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Maliha B, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Buffalo New York