Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
EILMAN, Richard Harry "Dick" - Date of
birth
19 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36835653 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 October 1944 - Place of
death
Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arnold Eilman (father)
Anna (Koch) Eilman (mother)
Margaret K. Eilman (sister)
Rowland G. Eilman (brother)
John W. Eilman (brother)
Margaret L. Eilman (wife)
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Rick Eilman (nephew)