2LT
Richard W Twombly
Aged 23, fallen January 6, 1945
- Unit
- Company K, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- O-549791
- Hometown
- Ulster, New York
- Date of death
- January 6, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Arlington National Cemetery, Section 11 Site 316, Arlington, Virginia
Second Lieutenant Richard W Twombly, serial number O-549791, of Ulster, New York, served with Company K of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 6, 1945, at the age of 23. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 11 Site 316, Arlington, Virginia.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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