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Personal info

Full name
HOFRICHTER, Arthur Christian
Date of birth
15 December 1908
Age
35
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
New Haven County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
31462216
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
Jüngersdorf-Merode, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 2 5

Immediate family

Members
Gustave A. Hofrichter (father)
Elizabeth (Matthies) Hofrichter (mother)

More information

Pvt Arthur C. Hofrichter was a painter in construction and maintenance before he enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 6 April 1944.

After the war he planned on going to Yale to become a doctor.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Chris Jenislawski, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - New Haven High School 1927