Richard Tice was born on July 1, 1922 in Newtown, New Jersey. He attempted to serve in the US Army, but was medically disqualified and joined British Forces ultimately ending up in the 1st (Polish) Independent Parachute Brigade. He was killed at the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.

From the Polish Legion of American Veterans Post 14 Syracuse, NY website:
The amazing story of 2nd Lieutenant Richard K. Tice, one of two Americans to have volunteered to serve in the 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade in World War II. He was killed in action on Sep. 22, 1944:
Remembering Poland, by way of the only American buried in this British cemetery on Dutch soil. Our team paid their respects to him today. In 1940 at age 18, Richard Kresge Tice left his job as a racehorse handler in Allentown, PA, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. His career was soon cut short when medics discovered that he had a punctured eardrum. Determined to serve, Tice hitchhiked to Canada and enlisted in the British sponsored Polish forces. There he studied Polish, and soon received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. As an officer he was assigned to the 1st (Polish) Independent Airborne Brigade which trained in Scotland. Despite the brigade's repeated attempts to gain a battle assignment, it kept being put on reserve status, even during D-Day. That changed on September 21, 1944. Tice and his men parachuted from a Dakota with chalk number 62, near the village of Driel, not far from Arnhem. The Poles descended into murderous Nazi fire. Once on the ground, Tice and his men scrambled to take up a defensive position on a farm on the outskirts of Driel. The next day, Nazi infantry and armored cars assaulted Tice’s position. Tice was killed. The 1st (Polish) Independent Airborne Brigade had parachuted in with mission of supporting elements of the British 1st Airborne Division. The British had become trapped during their attempt to capture the bridge over the Rhine at Arnhem—the famed "Bridge Too Far." The battle for the bridge lasted nine days, resulting in staggering for the British and for the Poles. Tice died as an American fighting under the Polish flag and now rests in British care in Dutch earth here at Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery—the British Airborne Cemetery. Tice's story shows how small the world had become in the fight to end Nazi aggression. And, it shows how determined our Greatest Generation was to win—so determined that someone would hitchhike to war, learn a new language to lead, and jump out of plane under fire to fight. While we pause at Tice's sacrifice, we can not help but be inspired by his actions. We met some Polish scouts at his grave today who felt the same way. 2nd Lt. Tice was posthumously awarded the Virtuti Militari, Militaire Willems-Orde and Combat Parachute Badge.
From Find a Grave:
Age 22. The only American buried in the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery in the Netherlands. He was a volunteer with the Polish Forces during Operation Market Garden, in which allied forces tried to capture the bridge at Arnhem - "The Bridge Too Far." From R Sloma: ...in 1940 ... Tice gave up his position as a race horse handler to enlist in the United States Army." He was discharged after it was discovered that he had a punctured eardrum. Unhappy about the discharge and wishing to join the war effort, he and a friend, James Burnside of Conneaut, Ohio, hitchhiked to Canada where they enlisted in the Polish Army. He studied Polish and received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant on March 15, 1944. Tice was assigned to the 1st (Polish) Independent Airborne Brigade which trained in Scotland. Tice and his men parachuted from a Dakota with chalk number 62, near the village of Driel, not far from Arnhem. Operation Market Garden was on its fifth day. The Poles descended into murderous Nazi fire. Once on the ground, Tice and his men scrambled to take up a defensive position on a farm on the outskirts of the town. The next day, Nazi infantry and armored cars assaulted Tice's position, where he was killed in action. (Uncited article "City Paratrooper Reported Killed at Arnhem")