Richard W. Kreiser

Company A 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 06/22/1944

Richard William Kreiser was born in Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania on September 5, 1923.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Keystone Silk Mill
in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted into the Army at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 1943.
His home of residence was listed as Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
He had completed High School, listed his civilian occupation as Weavers, Textile, and was
single without any dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company A from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 13, 1944.

Private Kreiser was killed in action in Normandy, France, near the village of Gonneville,
during the attack on Cherbourg on June 22, 1944.

Richard W. Kreiser was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #1 at Carentan, France in Block P Row 1 Grave 5 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot E Row 13 Grave 39

Grave marker for Richard W. Kreiser

Photo by Woose from the Find A Grave website

Top photo by Joel Frampton Gilfert from the Find A Grave website maintained by: Mike Blantz

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