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Personal info

Full name
RISEY, Michael Edward Jr
Date of birth
17 March 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
34027666
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
44th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 8 61

Immediate family

Members
Michael E. Risey (father)
Helen Risey (mother)
Helen Risey (sister)
John Risey (brother)
Arnold Risey (brother)
Leonard Risey (brother)
Catherine Risey (sister)
Robert Risey (brother)
Elwood Risey (brother)
Shirley M. Risey (sister)
Madge Risey (sister)
Earl Risey (brother)
June A. (Wagner) Risey (wife)

More information

Sgt Michael E. Risey Jr. was a baker before he enlisted in Jacksonville Army Air Field, Florida on 3 March 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / David's Mirror Paternal Family Tree, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery