Rice Jesse

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Jesse Rice is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Angers Plaque -5th Infantry Division

Name:

Jesse Rice

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

15054951

Unit:

5th Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Photo Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-10

State:

Kentucky

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

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Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Jesse Rice was born on March 25, 1922, in Jessamine County, Kentucky. He attended the Handley School and entered the service on August 23, 1940.

He served in the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, 3rd Photo Group, as a Sergeant during World War II. Sgt Rice died of wounds on August 10, 1944, during the liberation of Angers in France. He was buried at Normandy, American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart.