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Personal info

Full name
CONKLIN, Richard Montgomery
Date of birth
14 January 1912
Age
33
Place of birth
Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Nassau County, New York

Military service

Service number
42054245
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1945
Place of death
Near Julich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 7 30

Immediate family

Members
Richard M. Conklin (father)
Bella E. (Lebo) Conklin (mother)
Lilly (Reynolds) Conklin (wife)

More information

Pfc Richard M. Conklin was married to Lilly Reynolds in 1935.

He worked for the Republic Aviation Corporation where he was awarded a patriotic service award for individual production efforts and the purchase of bonds.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 15 November 1943.


Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com, Dyane, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 24 January 1922