Richards Jacob Herbert

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Jacob Herbert Richards is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Ranger Fallen Plaque - Pointe du Hoc

Name:

Jacob Herbert Richards

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

33395195

Unit:

2nd Ranger Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Mount Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Vet I

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Jacob Herbert Richards was born on November 2, 1914, in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Ira Henry Richards and Mary Agnes Cromer Richards.

Jacob had two years of high school, had a civil occupation as a semiskilled mechanic and repairman, and was single without dependents upon enlistment. He entered military service in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Jacob served in Company F, 2nd Ranger Battalion, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 6, 1944, at the age of 29, at Pointe du Hoc, during the American assault on Omaha and Utah beaches in France. Sgt Richards is now buried in the Mount Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.