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Personal info

Full name
RICE, Adam Jr
Date of birth
20 March 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35841715
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
310th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
Northeast of Ohlenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 5 28

Immediate family

Members
Adam Rice (father)
Katherine (Burback) Rice (mother)
John Rice (brother)
Jacob Rice (brother)
Robert Rice (brother)
Wilma Rice (sister)

More information

Pfc Adam Rice Jr. attended Lincoln High School.

He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 6 June 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com, "Our Day WWII" - History and stories from the 102nd Infantry Division - courtesy of Dave Cavner

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mobile Uploads - U.S. Army-405th Infantry Regiment, 102d Infantry Division WWII | Facebook, Emira Mazlout - Seasonal Guide - Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery