Son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Deitrich. Born in Bloomington, IN and graduated from Bloomington High School in 1935. He entered Indiana University and obtained his masters degree in mathematics in 1939. He then went to Hartford, CT where he was an actuarial student with Aetna Life Insurance Company. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to Fort Bragg for basic training. He later went to Fort Sill, OK for his officer's training and was commissioned on November 11, 1942. He was assigned to a replacement battalion. Shortly after March 1, 1943 he was assigned to overseas and was sent to England. He was assigned to the 319th Field Artillery Glider Battalion as a range finder. He became Monroe County's first reported D-Day casualty on June 6, 1944.
He was married to Martha Ricks Dietrich.
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U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-1173216
Richard E. Dietrich is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Monroe County, Indiana.
***I would like to thank Jim Bohn Find A Grave ID 46927026 for creating this memorial in addition to adding his photos to it***
***I would like to thank Jaap Vermeer Find A Grave ID 47735775 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank G Kirkley Find A Grave ID 49170853 for adding his photo of Richard to this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
He was married to Martha Ricks Dietrich.
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U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-1173216
Richard E. Dietrich is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Monroe County, Indiana.
***I would like to thank Jim Bohn Find A Grave ID 46927026 for creating this memorial in addition to adding his photos to it***
***I would like to thank Jaap Vermeer Find A Grave ID 47735775 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank G Kirkley Find A Grave ID 49170853 for adding his photo of Richard to this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Deitrich. Born in Bloomington, IN and graduated from Bloomington High School in 1935. He entered Indiana University and obtained his masters degree in mathematics in 1939. He then went to Hartford, CT where he was an actuarial student with Aetna Life Insurance Company. In 1942 he enlisted in the Army and was assigned to Fort Bragg for basic training. He later went to Fort Sill, OK for his officer's training and was commissioned on November 11, 1942. He was assigned to a replacement battalion. Shortly after March 1, 1943 he was assigned to overseas and was sent to England. He was assigned to the 319th Field Artillery Glider Battalion as a range finder. He became Monroe County's first reported D-Day casualty on June 6, 1944.
He was married to Martha Ricks Dietrich.
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U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-1173216
Richard E. Dietrich is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Monroe County, Indiana.
***I would like to thank Jim Bohn Find A Grave ID 46927026 for creating this memorial in addition to adding his photos to it***
***I would like to thank Jaap Vermeer Find A Grave ID 47735775 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank G Kirkley Find A Grave ID 49170853 for adding his photo of Richard to this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
He was married to Martha Ricks Dietrich.
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U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-1173216
Richard E. Dietrich is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Monroe County, Indiana.
***I would like to thank Jim Bohn Find A Grave ID 46927026 for creating this memorial in addition to adding his photos to it***
***I would like to thank Jaap Vermeer Find A Grave ID 47735775 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank G Kirkley Find A Grave ID 49170853 for adding his photo of Richard to this memorial in addition to linking his parents to it***
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RICHARD E DIETRICH
INDIANA
LT 319 GLIDER FA BN 82 ABN DIV
WORLD WAR II
SEPT 5 1918 JUNE 6 1944
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