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PATTEN, Richard Gladstone - Date of
birth
26 December 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland -
Hometown
Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-557377 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Halsdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 9 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gladstone F. Patten (father)
Florence H. (Hales) Patten (mother)
David H. Patten (brother)
Wilbur T. Barber (half-brother)
More information
2nd Lt Richard G. Patten attended 3 years of high school and attended Western Maryland College for two years.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in Westminster, Maryland on 25 September 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Robert Turning of McDaniel College