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Personal info

Full name
RIEFLER, Harold J
Date of birth
9 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20302590
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
Colmar, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 14 18

Immediate family

Members
Howard W. Riefler (father)
Irene L. Riefler (mother)
Dorothy E. Riefler (sister)
Vincent N. Riefler (brother)
Anna M. Riefler (sister)
Vivina B. (Ptasinski) Riefler (wife)
Judy A. Riefler (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt Harold J. Riefler attended high school for two years before he joined the National Guard in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, on 17 February 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com, Pennsylvania Veterans Compensation Application
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy