Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
JULIUS, Richard Frank
Date of birth
20 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Winfield, DuPage County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36642834
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Automatic Rifleman
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Diekirch, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 16

Immediate family

Members
Charles E. Julius (father)

Cecilia K. Julius (mother)


Raymond C. Julius (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard F. Julius enlisted on 28 February 1943.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder / James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery