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HOLSTEIN, Richard Henry - Date of
birth
10 June 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1174596 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
109th Field Artillery Battalion,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hammelburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 19 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alexander Holstein (father)
Clara (Dreyfus) Holstein (mother)
Reva G. (Godlove) Holstein (wife)
Nancy L. Holstein (daughter)
More information
1st Lt Richard H. Holstein graduated from Cleveland Heights High School and graduated from the University of Texas in 1941.He was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on 14 September 1944 in Germany. While acting as battalion artillery liaison officer in a successful breach in the Siegfried Line, Holstein repeatedly exposed himself to intense enemy machinegun, mortar and artillery fire when he went to the front line time and time again for the purpose of adjusting artillery fire.
He had been taken prisoner in Luxembourg in November 1944 and died in a German prison camp.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Natasia / Patti Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 1 December 1944