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Personal info

Full name
DE RYCKE, Omar Edward
Date of birth
22 January 1921
Age
21
Place of birth
Hastings, Westchester County, New York
Hometown
Manlius, Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
12022618
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1942
Place of death
Medjez al Bab, Tunisia

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 8 9

Immediate family

Members
Aloise De Rycke (father)
Herminia (Van Den Bunder) De Rycke (mother)
Isadore De Rycke (sister)
Charles De Rycke (brother)
Marguerite De Rycke (sister)
Maria De Rycke (sister)
Achiel De Rycke (brother)
Louise B. De Rycke (sister)

More information

Pfc Omar E. De Rycke enlisted in the Army on 18 November 1940 in Syracuse, New York.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - DeRycke Family Tree / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten