Uncle Richard was close in age to my brother Roy and me. He was one of my heroes. Uncle Richard was Mom’s brother and enlisted about the same time I did.
I knew Uncle Richard had died in World War II and was recently thinking about him and the wonderful childhood with him. Here’s a photo of him as a kid: http://www.chuckyeager.com/1923-1941-growing-up.
My other brother found this information on him for me:
Service; U.S. Army, 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Div.
Died: Tuesday, April 17th 1945
Buried at: Netherlands American Cemetery
Plot: P Row 4 Grave: 14
Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Brave. So close to the end of the war. I hope we can find the citations.
c. GCYI