Service Number 2968782

- Enroute to France: Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists,
Name: Dale Rice
Departure Date: 26 July 1918
Departure Place: Newport News, VA
Residence Place: Peterstown W VA
Mother: J E Rice
Ship: Duke D Aosta
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2968782
Notes:24th Provisional Company July Infantry Replacement Draft (White).

- Company L Morning Report 4 October 1918: Private; assigned to 132nd Infantry, per D.S.O No. 239, Para. 11, dated Oct 2, 1918. Assigned to Company L, 2 October per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO). - Company L Personnel Report 16 October 1918: Wounded 13 October 1918 - To Hospital.

- Died of gun shot wounds, October 14, 1918, received in action at Verdun, October 13, 1918, buried - Grave location at Grave Registration Bureau, General Headquarters, American E.F. Next of kin, Mrs. Sara C. Rice, mother, Peterstown, Monroe County, West Virginia.

- Repatriated to U.S.Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: Dale Rice
Departure Date: 19 Jun 1921
Departure Place: Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date: 2 Jul 1921
Arrival Place: Hoboken, New Jersey
Ship: WHEATON
Military Unit: Co L, 132nd Infantry
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2968782

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps

Purple Heart October 1918 Personnel Report

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Sydney D Rice
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1910: Red Sulphur, Monroe, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: James E Rice
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Sarah C Rice
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
James E Rice 54 Head
Sarah C Rice 48 Wife
Mary Z Rice 22 Daughter
Homer Rice 19 Son
Gladys Rice 16 Daughter
Sydney D Rice 15 Son
Effie Rice 10 Daughter
Bertha A Rice 7 Daughter

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index (See above)
Name: Dale Rice
Event Type: Military Service
S/N 2968782
Private, Company L, 132nd Infantry
Enlisted: Blank
Discharged: Blank
Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
Residence Place: Peterstown, W VA
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1896
Death Date: 14 Oct 1918

Find A Grave
Sidney Dale Rice
BIRTH 18 Feb 1895
DEATH 14 Oct 1918 (aged 23)
BURIAL Peterstown Cemetery
Rich Creek, Giles County, Virginia

the American Soldiers of World War I
Name: Dale Rice
Estimated Residence Year: Abt 1917
Residence Place: Peterstown, West Virginia
Estimated Death Year: 1917-1918
Cause of Death: Died of Wounds
Rank: Private
Military Branch: US Army

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