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RICHARDSON, Orley C - Date of
birth
23 January 1919 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Bowne, Kent County, Michigan -
Hometown
Bowne, Kent County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36158024 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Service Company,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
16 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bernburg-Köthen (Anhalt), Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Earnest Richardson (father)
Eliza Richardson (mother)
Lawrence E. Richardson (brother)
Everett O. Richardson (brother)
Dorthy Richardson (sister)
Forest G. Richardson (brother)
More information
T/5 Orley C. Richardson worked on a farm before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 21 June 1941.He slipped into an abandoned coal pit and drowned.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Dale E. Richardson (grand nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, FindaGrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet