Name:
Joseph E. Richard
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
31117444
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-17
State:
Maine
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
16
Grave:
44
Decoration:
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Joseph E. Richard was born on 1909 in Maine. He enlisted in the Army on June 27, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous finished lumber products and also as Single, with dependents. Joseph served as a Private, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Cumberland County, Maine prior to the war. He was Killed in Action on November 17, 1944 in Germany and is now buried in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
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