Published in the Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL) on Sunday, 17 Sep 1972
Sgt. William E. Richter, 23, of Ft. Knox, Ky., formerly of Springfield, died at Illinois Masonic Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Chicago.
Sgt. Richter enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and served two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Eileen Davidson of Jackson, Miss.; two brothers, Randolph Lloyd of Madison, Wisc., and David Lloyd of Jackson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Carol McGonigle of Decatur.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial Home with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.
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SOURCE: Cook County IL death records
Name: William Richter
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1948
Birthplace: Illinois [probably Springfield]
Death Date: 14 Sep 1972
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Soldier
Funeral Home: Fairbrother Funeral Home
Burial Date: 19 Sep 1972
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery: Camp Butler
Father's Name: Trice E Richter
Mother's Name: Eileen I Bushnall
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William Richter was a murder victim. He was fatally wounded on 02 Sep 1972 in Highland Park IL when a group of armed men tried to rob him and he fought back. He died on 14 Sep 1972 in Illinois Masonic Hospital [renamed Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center] in Chicago IL.
Sgt. William E. Richter, 23, of Ft. Knox, Ky., formerly of Springfield, died at Illinois Masonic Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Chicago.
Sgt. Richter enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and served two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Eileen Davidson of Jackson, Miss.; two brothers, Randolph Lloyd of Madison, Wisc., and David Lloyd of Jackson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Carol McGonigle of Decatur.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial Home with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.
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SOURCE: Cook County IL death records
Name: William Richter
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1948
Birthplace: Illinois [probably Springfield]
Death Date: 14 Sep 1972
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Soldier
Funeral Home: Fairbrother Funeral Home
Burial Date: 19 Sep 1972
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery: Camp Butler
Father's Name: Trice E Richter
Mother's Name: Eileen I Bushnall
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William Richter was a murder victim. He was fatally wounded on 02 Sep 1972 in Highland Park IL when a group of armed men tried to rob him and he fought back. He died on 14 Sep 1972 in Illinois Masonic Hospital [renamed Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center] in Chicago IL.
Published in the Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, IL) on Sunday, 17 Sep 1972
Sgt. William E. Richter, 23, of Ft. Knox, Ky., formerly of Springfield, died at Illinois Masonic Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Chicago.
Sgt. Richter enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and served two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Eileen Davidson of Jackson, Miss.; two brothers, Randolph Lloyd of Madison, Wisc., and David Lloyd of Jackson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Carol McGonigle of Decatur.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial Home with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.
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SOURCE: Cook County IL death records
Name: William Richter
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1948
Birthplace: Illinois [probably Springfield]
Death Date: 14 Sep 1972
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Soldier
Funeral Home: Fairbrother Funeral Home
Burial Date: 19 Sep 1972
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery: Camp Butler
Father's Name: Trice E Richter
Mother's Name: Eileen I Bushnall
______________________________
William Richter was a murder victim. He was fatally wounded on 02 Sep 1972 in Highland Park IL when a group of armed men tried to rob him and he fought back. He died on 14 Sep 1972 in Illinois Masonic Hospital [renamed Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center] in Chicago IL.
Sgt. William E. Richter, 23, of Ft. Knox, Ky., formerly of Springfield, died at Illinois Masonic Hospital at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Chicago.
Sgt. Richter enlisted in the United States Army in 1967 and served two tours in Vietnam. He was awarded the Purple Heart while serving his country.
He leaves his mother, Mrs. Eileen Davidson of Jackson, Miss.; two brothers, Randolph Lloyd of Madison, Wisc., and David Lloyd of Jackson, Miss.; one sister, Mrs. Carol McGonigle of Decatur.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bisch Memorial Home with a military chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery, with military rites at graveside.
______________________________
SOURCE: Cook County IL death records
Name: William Richter
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1948
Birthplace: Illinois [probably Springfield]
Death Date: 14 Sep 1972
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Soldier
Funeral Home: Fairbrother Funeral Home
Burial Date: 19 Sep 1972
Burial Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Cemetery: Camp Butler
Father's Name: Trice E Richter
Mother's Name: Eileen I Bushnall
______________________________
William Richter was a murder victim. He was fatally wounded on 02 Sep 1972 in Highland Park IL when a group of armed men tried to rob him and he fought back. He died on 14 Sep 1972 in Illinois Masonic Hospital [renamed Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center] in Chicago IL.
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