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STONE, Richard Allen Jr - Date of
birth
18 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34603378 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Gersheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard A. Stone (father)
Ines J. (Williams) Stone (mother)
Elizabeth L. Stone (sister)
Edgar W. Stone (brother)
Thomas W. Stone (brother)
Kathryn L. Stone (sister)
Nellie B. Stone (sister)
Inez Stone (sister)
Robert H. Stone (brother)
More information
Pfc Richard A. Stone Jr. attended high school for three years and was a brakeman for the railroad before he enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 25 January 1943.
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. Draft Cards Young Men / Johnson Stone Family Tree, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Herman Wolters, Greg Atkins (grand nephew)