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Pfc. Richard George Tanner

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Pfc. Richard George Tanner Veteran

Birth
Rhode Island, USA
Death
4 Jul 1944 (aged 19)
France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Section F ~ Row 20 ~ Grave 17
Memorial ID
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Richard served as a Private First Class, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Sagadahoc County Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 2, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.

Richard was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 11122471

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )
Richard served as a Private First Class, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Sagadahoc County Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on December 2, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a pattern and model maker and also as Single, without dependents.

Richard was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Purple Heart.

Service # 11122471

( Bio & Family Links by: Russ Pickett )

Inscription

PFC U.S. Army, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56650621/richard_george-tanner: accessed ), memorial page for Pfc. Richard George Tanner (18 Oct 1924–4 Jul 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56650621, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).