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Personal info

Full name
MIRE, Richard Benedict
Date of birth
1917
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
14022317
Rank
Corporal
Function
unknown
Unit
67th Armored Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Houffalize, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
John C. Mire (father)
Charlotte (Richard) Mire (mother)
Verdie Mire (sister)
Burnise Mire (sister)
Adam M. Mire (brother)
Pershing Mire (brother)
Willa M. Mire (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com 1930 Census / Family Trees

Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com