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RICCARDI, Frederick Edward "Fred" - Date of
birth
22 August 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio -
Hometown
Grandview Heights, Franklin County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35616624 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Tank Commander -
Unit
HQ Company,
19th Armored Infantry Battalion,
14th Armored Division,
Assault Gun Platoon
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Althorn, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Eugene D. Riccardi Sr. (father)
Grace Riccardi (mother)
Louis Riccardi (brother)
Eugene D. Riccardi (brother)
More information
Cpl Frederick E. Riccardi attended high school for three years and was a waiter before he enlisted in Columbus, Ohio on 30 November 1942.He traversed the gun around to the side of the tank so that he wouldn’t have to waste any time in getting the enemy in his sights. Sgt Bartus told the driver, T/4 Frank Nicholls, to move on to the street, while Pfc Uno Tervo, the loader, put a shell in the chamber. The tank got about one-fourth of its length past the house onto the street, when a German tank, evidently just sitting and waiting, opened up. The first shell hit a house on the right. Another quickly followed, hitting the tank. It immediately burst into flames. Then T/4 Nicholls was seen jumping over the side, badly burned. Riccardi jumped over the front end of the tank, and a German machine gun opened up on him. Nicholls had wriggled his way through Bartus and Tervo, both of whom never managed to get out of the assault gun as the German tank fired two more rounds into it.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch,WWII Draft Card, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wildcards Family Tree / 1940 Census, http://14thad.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy