2nd Lieutenant Richard P. Neu O-1324644

2nd Lieutenant Richard P. Neu O- 1324644 US Army KIA. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 2, 1920. He was the son of Mary M Neu. He lived at 829 South 13th Street Lincoln, Nebraska. He enlisted on January 5, 1942, of 21. At the time of his enlistment he was 140 Pounds he had brown hair and was 5 foot 11 inches tall. He spent 11 months in Alaska as a First Sergeant. He served at Fort Benning and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in September, 1943. He served in Company B, 381st Infantry Regiment 96th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the American Theater Medal, The World War Two Victory Medal, The Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with Bronze Battle Stars and Bronze Arrowhead, and the Combat Infantry Badge.

2nd Lieutenant Richard P. Neu 0-1324644 US Army KIA. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 2, 1920. He was the son of Mary M Neu. He lived at 829 South 13th Street Lincoln, Nebraska. He enlisted on January 5, 1942, of 21. At the time of his enlistment he was 140 Pounds he had brown hair and was 5 foot 11 inches tall. He spent 11 months in Alaska as a First Sergeant. He served at Fort Benning and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in September, 1943. He served in Company B, 381st Infantry Regiment, 96th Infantry Division. He was killed in action on Okinawa on April 26, 1945, at the age of 25. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the American Theater Medal, The World War Two Victory Medal, The Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 Bronze Battle Stars, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Medal with Bronze Battle Stars and Bronze Arrowhead, and the Combat Infantry Badge.