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Submitted: 6/5/08 • Approved: 6/5/08 • Last Updated: 4/1/18 • R14343-G0-S3
Front of stone:
RISKE
HERB
HERBERT R.
DEC. 5 1918
JAN. 13 1997
TRUDI
GERTRUDE P.
MAR. 25, 1921
Back of stone:
HERBERT R. RISKE
1st LT. 3RD ARMORED DIVISION
US ARMY
1918 1997
PURPLE HEART
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
Contributed on 6/5/08 by pasteffen99
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