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Personal info

Full name
RANNEY, Richard W
Date of birth
27 March 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois
Hometown
Sangamon County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36444057
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
Dürwiss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 2 53

Immediate family

Members
Fred E. Ranney (father)
Ella (Flexsenhar) Ranney (mother)
Don E. Ranney (brother)

More information

Pfc Richard W. Ranney attended high school for 3 years and was an usher.

He enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 21 January 1943.


Source of information:
Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com