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Personal info

Full name
RISHEL, Harry Frederick
Date of birth
1923
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Long Beach, Harrison County, Mississippi
Hometown
Long Beach, Harrison County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34630971
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 December 1944
Place of death
Oberlimberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 30 2

Immediate family

Members
Joseph W. Rishel (father)
Emma H. (Allen) Rishel (mother)
Horace E. Rishel (brother)
Ralph E. Rishel (brother)
Myrtle E. Rishel (sister)
George E. Rishel (brother)
Lawrence A. Rishel (brother)
Flora M. Rishel (sister)
Nora M. Rishel (sister)
Glen F. Rishel (brother)

More information

Sgt Harry F. Rishel was a plumber apprentice before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 4 May 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Hacallison Family Tree

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