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Personal info

Full name
RICHARDS, Henry M
Date of birth
13 December 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Hardin, Marshall County, Kentucky
Hometown
Riverside, Riverside County, California

Military service

Service number
O1326429
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 25 23

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Richards (father)
Sally (Walker) Richards (mother)
Guy Richards (brother)
Ida M. Richards (sister)
David L. Richards (brother)
Margaret N. Richards (sister)

More information

2nd Lt Henry M. Richards was a mechanic and repairman before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 December 1942.
He is remembered at the Evergreen Memorial Park and Mausoleum in Riverside, Riverside County, California.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, www.findagrave.com - E

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - E