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WELLS, Richard Hutson - Date of
birth
19 April 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana -
Hometown
Sonoma, Sonoma County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1314699 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hatten, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 37 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Bruce H. Wells (father)
Stella D. (Hutson) Wells (mother)
More information
2nd Lt Richard H. Wells attended college for three years and was a pressman and plate printer before he enlisted in San Francisco, California on 3 April 1941.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sproat Eastman Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
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