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STOUT, Richard Lee - Date of
birth
5 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33830211 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
West of Bastogne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 14 | 62 |
Immediate family
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Members
Theodore L. Stout (father)
Evelyn M. Stout (mother)
Evelyn L. Stout (sister)
More information
Richard Stout worked for Bethlehem Steel before he enlisted on 27 July 1943 in Allentown, Pennsylvania.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Tom Verheijden, Astrid van Erp, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Morning all
Photo source: Peter Schouteten