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Personal info

Full name
VAN DYKE, Richard Copeland
Date of birth
26 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13093324
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Surgical Technician
Unit
Medical Detachment,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ville-au-Valle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 11 36

Immediate family

Members
Frank B. Van Dyke (father)
Hannah C. (Copeland) Van Dyke (mother)
Willis B. Van Dyke (brother)
Hannah M. Van Dyke (sister)
Patricia Van Dyke (sister)

More information

Pfc Richard C. Van Dyke joined the National Guard in Harrisberg, Pennsylvania on 7 October 1942. He falsified his age to enlist.

He is also remembered at the Saint Marks Cemetery in Lewiston.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Margie's Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Yvonne Freed Dunn