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Personal info

Full name
O'REILLY, Richard Bettison
Date of birth
7 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36612217
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 6 8

Immediate family

Members
Halpin O. O’Reilly (father)
Gladys M. (Anderson) O’Reilly (mother)
Halpin O’Reilly (brother)
James O’Reilly (brother)
Gladys O’Reilly (sister)
John O’Reilly (brother)

More information

His brother John is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Cook County Illinois Certificates Index, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

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