Name:
Richard J. Neal
Rank:
Private First Class
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Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Hillcrest Cemetery, DeRuyter New York
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Richard J. Neal, 19 years of age, was born on February 25, 1925. He served in Comapny C, 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Private First Class during World War II. Richard was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery, DeRuyter, Madison County, New York, USA.