US PARAS Hicks, Richard Cernilous, Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Hicks ​

• FORENAME

Richard Cernilous, Jr ​

• UNIT

502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company F) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

38588030 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

3rd January 1945 ​

• AGE

19​

• GRAVESITE

Spavinaw-Strang Cemetery, Spavinaw, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Mayes County, Oklahoma​

born 14.11.1925 Dyers, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA​

father Richard Cernilous Hicks (1893-1965)​

mother Bertha (nee Fields) Curson (1893-1978)​

grammar school education​

civil occupation Farm Hand, general farms​

unemployed on draft card​

28.12.1942 draft card Strang, Mayes County, Oklahoma (draft card shows D.O.B. 1924)​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

27.07.1943 entered service Tulsa, Oklahoma​

KIA Belgium ​

awarded Bronze Star Medal (source Headstone/application)​

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[Bren]

• SURNAME

Hicks ​

• FORENAME

Richard C.,Jr ​

• UNIT

502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company C) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

38588030 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

January 1945 ​

• AGE

​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Mayes County,Oklahoma​

KIA Belgium ​

 

[Bren]

I’ve added pics of my great uncle Richard C Hicks He aka “RC” Hicks and have more yet can’t get to send so contact me so I can send please and thank you. Gillmingbrenda@gmail.com 918-842-4447

 

[Craig Robertson]

I’ve added pics of my great uncle Richard C Hicks He aka “RC” Hicks and have more yet can’t get to send so contact me so I can send please and thank you. Gillmingbrenda@gmail.com 918-842-4447

Thanks, ok to attach more photographs to this record.
I've also updated your Great Uncle's record to show awarded Bronze Star Medal.
Best regards, Craig

 

[Bren]

Thanks, ok to attach more photographs to this record.
I've also updated your Great Uncle's record to show awarded Bronze Star Medal.
Best regards, Craig

 

[Bren]

Pvt Richard C Hicks Jr, thank you so much for adding Richard to your site!

 

[Bren]

Please add RC Hicks pics and thank you!

 

[Bren]

Craig, I’ve added additional pics of RC Hicks or Richard Cernilious Hicks Jr if you could please post? Thank you and soso ice fine lots of research, gathering files and he was Company F, yet listed as C on most docs. Thank you.