Richard Paul Padgett


  • Cadet Company C (4), 4th Battalion – Ordnance Sergeant (2)
  • Age 22
  • Date of birth 16-Feb-23
  • Born state Lorraine
  • Hometown Walterboro
  • Country Moselle
  • State Lorraine
  • Family Mr. & Mrs. C. Gadsen Padgett (parents), Lavinia Anne Ficken Padgett (wife)
  • Rank Second Lieutenant
  • Service Number S/N O-553036
  • Entered the service from South Carolina
  • Company G
  • Battalion 2nd
  • Regiment 303rd Infantry
  • Division 97th Infantry
  • Theater Europe
  • Status KIA
  • Casualty details KIA, Europe
  • Place of death Tirschenreuth
  • Awards Purple Heart
  • Grave number Plot E, Row 37, Grave 37
  • Town St. Avold