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Personal info

Full name
ROSS, Richard A
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York
Religion
Jewish

Military service

Service number
32908576
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Echternach, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 8 63

Immediate family

Members
Arthur Ross (father)

More information

Pfc Richard A. Ross attended college for two years and was a heat treater before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 17 May 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery