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Personal info

Full name
RICHARDSON, Robert Eugene
Date of birth
28 September 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Johnson County, Indiana
Hometown
Johnson County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35899770
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
273rd Infantry Regiment,
69th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
Near Oberhausen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 5 31

Immediate family

Members
John Richardson (father)
Elsie D. (Matz) Richardson (mother)
Raymond Richardson (brother)
Murval D. Richardson (brother)
Ruth Richardson (sister)

More information

Pfc Robert E. Richardson graduated from Boggstown High School with the class of 1943 and was employed with Noblitt-Sparks Industries.

He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 27 November 1943 and was sent overseas in november 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.newspapers.com – The Franklin Evening Star, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Slimbeaux, www.newspapers.com – The Franklin Evening Star