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Personal info

Full name
ANDERSON, Richard Donald
Date of birth
3 April 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Oakland, Alameda County, California
Hometown
Yountville, Napa County, California

Military service

Service number
39401842
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 36 15

Immediate family

Members
Richard D. Anderson (father)
Chancellor Johnson (stepfather)
Jessie (Norton) Johnson (mother)
Margery Anderson (sister)

More information

Sgt Richard D. Anderson attended high school for four years and was a chauffeur, employed by the Napa Builders Supply Co.
He enlisted in Sacramento, California on 2 November 1942.
He died of wounds caused by artillery shell fragments to his colon and intestines.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy