Diefenbach, William Charles, Jr., Cox

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Last Rank
Coxswain
Last Primary NEC
COX-0000-Coxswain
Last Rating/NEC Group
COX
Primary Unit
1943-1944, COX-0000, USS Rich (DE-695)
Service Years
1942 - 1944
COX-Coxswain

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Home Country
United States
United States
Year of Birth
1922
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
St. Louis
Casualty Date
Jun 08, 1944
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Other Explosive Device
Location
English Channel
Conflict
World War II
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Normandy, France
Military Service Number
6 683 615

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  1943-1944, COX-0000, USS Rich (DE-695)

COX-Coxswain

From Month/Year
October / 1943

To Month/Year
June / 1944

Unit
USS Rich (DE-695) Unit Page

Rank
Coxswain

NEC
COX-0000-Coxswain

Base, Station or City
Not Specified

State/Country
Not Specified
 
 
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 USS Rich (DE-695) Details

USS Rich (DE-695)
Hull number DE-695

Type
Surface Vessel
 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels

Strength
Destroyer Escort

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Nov 2, 2019
   
   
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My Photos For This Unit
 BM-0164, USS Rich (DE-695)
16 Members Also There at Same Time
USS Rich (DE-695)

Albin, Milton Andrew, CPO, (1940-1944) GM GM-0000 Chief Petty Officer
Kauffman, Stewart Francis, PO1, (1942-1944) RT RT-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Baird, Clarence, PO1, (1939-1945) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Blas, Francisco Nicholas, PO2, (1940-1944) Ck Ck-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Comer, Hubert Felton, PO2, (1942-1944) CM CM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Gass, George Adam, PO2, (1942-1944) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Crawford, Mark, PO3, (1942-1944) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Warne, John Frederick, PO3, (1943-1944) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Poor, Leroy, PO3, (1942-1946) GM GM-0000 Gunner's Mate 3rd Class
Adkerson, Marvin Richard, PO3, (1942-1944) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Benjamin, Raymond, PO3, (1944-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Black, Charlie, S1c, (1943-1944) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Bowmer, Thomas Ward, S2c, (1943-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Slade, William Thomas, S2c, (1943-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Sullivan, John Benedict, S2c, (1942-1944) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class
Pearson, William Gillespie, LCDR, (1933-1944) Lieutenant Commander

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