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HEINE, Richard O - Date of
birth
11 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Allen County, Indiana -
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35897349 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
In breakout from Remagen Bridgehead, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 7 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar F. Heine (father)
Opal M. (McKee) Heine (mother)
Marjorie Heine (sister)
Elmer Heine (brother)
Harold H. Heine (brother)
Bernice M. Heine (wife)
More information
Richard Heine attended North Side High School at Fort Wayne in Indiana, class of 1937.On the first picture Pvt Heine with his brothers.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1930 Census, Indiana Michigan Army Casualties - 20 April 1945 - Vigo County Library
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, http://obits.dignitymemorial.com - Heine Family, www.ancestry.com - North Side High School Yearbook 1946