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Rittershoffen
16 men of the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division died at or near Rittershoffen, 10 Jan 1945 to 18 Jan 1945. The line beneath each name gives his company, the date and how he died. The map of the Trail of the Fallen shows this place among the others.
Further reading on Fortitude Research: The Battle of Hatten-Rittershoffen and the Men Who Held the Line.
- PFC Steve Markovich JrCompany G, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 10 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- TSGT Sidney PriceCompany C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 10 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- SSGT Walter Savage (Kozyra)242-H1B · 10 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- PFC Jack SellkeCompany C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 10 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- PFC Raymond StortzCompany E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 10 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- TSGT Merl ToddCompany C, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 10 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- SGT Charles SmithCompany E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 11 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- PVT Charles SmithCompany E, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 11 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- PFC Joseph WiedefeldCompany D, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 11 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- SGT Sherman YankeeCompany B, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 12 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- PFC Billy BollingerCompany M, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 13 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- PFC Albert DavisCompany D, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 13 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- SSGT Joe MastelAnti-Tank Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 13 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- PFC James ClapsCompany I, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 14 Jan 1945 · Killed in action
- PFC Bernard SmithCompany G, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 17 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
- CPL Jack MundyAnti-Tank Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment · 18 Jan 1945 · Died of wounds
