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1LT Richard J Cleaver Jr

28 May 1919 – 7 Mar 1945

Birth	28 May 1919
Death	7 Mar 1945
Cemetery	Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Henri-Chapelle , Arrondissement de Verviers , Liège , Belgium
Added by	R. Davidson on 18 Nov 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55903119

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Service ID: O-1012745 Scout, 9th Armored Division, 89th Cavalry Reconnaisance Squadron Entered the service from Oklahoma. Purple Heart Richard J. Cleaver (father) Hallie E. Cleaver (mother) Enlisted 6 March 1941 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A graduate of Altus high school. Lt. Cleaver resided here until he entered service. He was a scout in a tank reconnaissance corps. He had been overseas six months. On March 7, 1945, elements of the 9th Armored Division moved quickly and helped to capture the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at the city of Remagen . The bridge was rigged with explosive charges by the Germans to destroy the bridge. Many brave American soldiers darted all along the bridge, cutting the wires from the charges and throwing the charges into the Rhine River below. One huge blast did damage the western entry point of the bridge but it was repairable. During the Battle of the Bulge, the division also saw heavy fighting, particularly in St. Vith, Echternach, and Bastogne.

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1LT 89 CAV RCN SQ 9 ARMD DIV OKLAHOMA

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