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Richard Mootz

European Theater of Operations; United States Army – 1943-1945
Richard Mootz

  • Member of Patton’s Third Army
  • Discovered the Nazi’s enormous treasure near Merkers, Germany
  • Along with a friend, stole many an officer’s pie during his trip across the Atlantic
  • At Saint-Lo, France, witnessed one of the war’s biggest air raids
  • Later served in civil patrols because he could speak German
  • Awarded the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star

 

 

 

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