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Personal info

Full name
MUNJOY, Richard Paul
Date of birth
23 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Near Sunfield, Eaton County, Michigan
Hometown
Hastings, Eaton County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36417390
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
Crossing of the Rur river at Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 14 20

Immediate family

Members
Alfred D. Munjoy (father)
Ruth H. (Smith) Munjoy (mother)
Robert H. Munjoy (brother)
Katherine E. Munjoy (sister)
Carol Munjoy (sister)
Harold D. Munjoy (brother)
Yvonne (Kidder) Munjoy (wife)

More information

Pfc Richard Munjoy attended Woodland High School and worked at the Royal Coach Co. before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 2 January 1943. He was sent overseas the latter part of July in the same year. He was with an ordinance department unit when he was transferred to the infantry in December 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Munjoy and Belsito family tree, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Battle Creek Enquirer