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REICHENAU, Douglas J - Date of
birth
14 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas -
Hometown
Mason, Mason County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38113821 -
Rank
First Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division,
Company HQ
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard M. Reichenau (father)
Mae E. (Tinsley) Reichenau (mother)
Ruth E. Reichenau (sister)
More information
1st Sgt Douglas J. Reichenau attended 2 years of high school and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 16 July 1942.He was first a member of B Company at Cp. Atterbury and later of H Company and in the end of Anti-Tank Company.
At the time of his death his Company was in the frontline in the vicinity of Auw Bei Prüm, Germany.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Rebecca C. Mosley Family Tree / Texas Birth Certificates
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / Kay Ponder