Richtman Richard Edmund

Monuments

Les Quatre Braves- Four Brave Soldiers Statue (90th Infantry Divsion)

Name:

Richard Edmund Richtman

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

36811401

Unit:

359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-07-26

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Me

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Richard E. Richtman was born on November 26, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the son of Elisabeth and James Richtman. In the early morning of June 7, 1944, the troop carrier S.S. Susan B. Anthony, hit a mine and sank within two hours. The 2,317 men of the 90th, among them Richtman, were all safe and rescued by other ships. There were no lethal casualties, but the men landed with no weapons or equipment. After seven weeks of a tough hedgerow fight that successively lead his unit from Utah-Beach to Amfreville, Gourbesville, Prétot, Sainte-Suzanne-en-Bauptois, Lithaire, Mont-Castre (Hill 122), Le-Plessis-Lastelle (Beaucoudray) and Gonfreville, the life of Private Richtman ended tragically on Wednesday July 26, 1944, at Périers. The 359th Regiment faced the Sèves river which was fiercely defended by German soldiers. Richtman was among the 45 dead at the Sèves River.