2LT
Richard E Vensel
Aged 26, fallen January 24, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 1298465
- Hometown
- Lake, Indiana
- Date of death
- January 24, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot E Row 47 Grave 19, St. Avold, France
Second Lieutenant Richard E Vensel, serial number 1298465, of Lake, Indiana, 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 26. He is buried at Lorraine American Cemetery, Plot E Row 47 Grave 19, St. Avold, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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