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Personal info

Full name
NOBLE, Richard Lee
Date of birth
27 October 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Hometown
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35902237
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
253rd Infantry Regiment,
63rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 April 1945
Place of death
Near Kressbach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 27

Immediate family

Members
John E. Noble (father)
Freda G. (Spitler) Noble (mother)
Patricia Noble (sister)
Norma J. Noble (sister)
Kenneth G. Noble (brother)

More information

Sgt Richard L. Noble attended Central High School for four years and was a driver before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 12 January 1944. He was sent overseas in November 1944.

He was killed by a gunshot in his buttock and hip.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cheryl Miller Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.63rdinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com - Cindi
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks South Bend Indiana, www.newspapers.com - The South Bend Tribune Indiana 24 April 1945