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POWER, Richard James - Date of
birth
17 February 1921 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31472221 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 March 1945 - Place of
death
East of Speicher, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary E. Power (mother)
Mary M. (Fiander) Power (wife)
Richard J. Power (son)
More information
Pvt Richard J. Power attended high school for two years and was an craneman before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 29 June 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe 18 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem