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CPT James Donald Richter

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CPT James Donald Richter Veteran

Birth
Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas, USA
Death
9 Jan 1945 (aged 35)
Nothum, Canton de Wiltz, Diekirch, Luxembourg
Burial
Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Add to Map
Plot
Plot E, Row 11, Grave 32
Memorial ID
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RICHTER, James D., Captain, 915th Field Artillery Battalion, 90th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Service #O-284023, State of Entry: Texas, Death: 09/01/1945
Went ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day+1 and was a participant in the Battle of the Bulge
KIA in Northern Luxembourg
Awarded Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart
Parents, Wenzel K. Richter and Annie Mae Mang Richter
Wife, Virginia Ruth Williamson Richter
Texas A & M Class of '31

Note: Cenotoph for Captain Richter in the Moulton City Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas, USA
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James D. Richter
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 90th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 149 (1945)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): James D. Richter, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders, for conspicuo0us gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 90th Infantry Division during World War II.
RICHTER, James D., Captain, 915th Field Artillery Battalion, 90th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Service #O-284023, State of Entry: Texas, Death: 09/01/1945
Went ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day+1 and was a participant in the Battle of the Bulge
KIA in Northern Luxembourg
Awarded Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart
Parents, Wenzel K. Richter and Annie Mae Mang Richter
Wife, Virginia Ruth Williamson Richter
Texas A & M Class of '31

Note: Cenotoph for Captain Richter in the Moulton City Cemetery, Moulton, Lavaca County, Texas, USA
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Suggested edit:

James D. Richter
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 90th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 90th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 149 (1945)
CITATION:
(UNCONFIRMED - Citation Needed): James D. Richter, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders, for conspicuo0us gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 90th Infantry Division during World War II.

Inscription

JAMES D. RICHTER
CAPT 915 FA BN 90 DIV
TEXAS JAN 9 1945



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  • Maintained by: IrishEyes
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56063141/james_donald-richter: accessed ), memorial page for CPT James Donald Richter (20 Apr 1909–9 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56063141, citing Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Maintained by IrishEyes (contributor 47644540).