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RICE, Stanley Edward - Date of
birth
20 June 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37594452 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
8th Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reisdorf, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 8 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
James G. Rice (father)
Orpha E. (Ritchie) Rice (mother)
Gwendolyn R. Rice (sister)
James M. Rice (brother)
Leslie R. Rice (brother)
Mariane J. Rice (sister)
More information
Pfc Stanley E. Rice attended high school for one year and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 7 May 1944.He is remembered at the Greenwood Cemetery in Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen – Company’s / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Minnesota Birth Index
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – Stephanie Cordie Goodman