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Personal info

Full name
WARNER, Richard
Date of birth
13 January 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lounsberry, Tioga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32848985
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 March 1945
Place of death
Near Merzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 10 14

Immediate family

Members
Bert J. Warner (father)
Hazel F. (Whipple) Warner (mother)
Lawrence A. Warner (brother)
William J. Warner (brother)
Donald C. Warner (brother)
Eleanor M. Warner (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard Warner worked on a farm before he enlisted in Binghamton, New York on 27 March 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hill Taylor New York / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - Press and Sun Bulletin New York 28 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery