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Personal info

Full name
FRANZ, Richard Edward
Date of birth
29 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36306341
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 January 1945
Place of death
Near Flamierge, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 10 7

Immediate family

Members
Richard Franz (father)
Emma P. (Borchert) Franz (mother)
Edith Franz (sister)
Margaret Franz (sister)
Lorraine Franz (sister)
Arthur L. Franz (brother)

More information

Sgt Richard E. Franz enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 25 November 1941.
He attended high school for 1 year and was employed at Schutters Candy Company.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us, WWII Draft Card


Photo source: Peter Schouteten