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ETHERIDGE, Harold Walter - Date of
birth
15 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Moore County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Carteret, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42085363 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1945 - Place of
death
Sector Spineux-Wanne-Wanneranval, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 13 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vernon R. Etheridge (father)
Daisey J. (Patterson) Etheridge (mother)
Joyce Etheridge (sister)
John W. Etheridge (brother)
More information
Pvt Harold W. Etheridge enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 29 February 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Various Family Trees, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks - Carteret High School 1942