SGT
Douglas R Rescorla
Aged 21, fallen January 24, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 37346172
- Hometown
- Gunnison, Colorado
- Date of death
- January 24, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot C Row 29 Grave 61, St. Avold, France
Sergeant Douglas R Rescorla, serial number 37346172, of Gunnison, Colorado, served with Company I of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 24, 1945, at the age of 21. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot C Row 29 Grave 61, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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