Name:
Richard E. Detwyler
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O1311623
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
I
Row:
3
Grave:
30
Decoration:
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard E. Detwyler was born on February 24, 1919 in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Second Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France at the age of 25 and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.