Name:
Richard J. Egan
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32249986
Unit:
23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-29
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
B
Row:
12
Grave:
7
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard J. Egan served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Staff Sergeant in the 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division. He entered service in New York. He died on August 29, 1944, was initially burried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.