Name:
Edward Lee Ritchie
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
37510228
Unit:
38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Death:
1944-11-04
State:
Arkansas
Cemetery:
Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Plot:
18
Row:
0
Grave:
18
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Edward Lee Ritchie was born on January 18, 1923, in Dermott, Arkansas. He was assigned as Rifleman (Military Occupation Specialty 745) in Company A, 38th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 4, 1944, probably near Horik and Ospel, Netherlands. He is now buried in the Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas, USA.