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TEDFORD, Samuel Benjamin - Date of
birth
25 January 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31457394 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel B. Tedford (father)
Alice L. Tedford (mother)
George Tedford (brother)
Phyllis Tedford (sister)
More information
Pvt Samuel B. Tedford graduated from Brighton High School in 1943.He enlisted on 23 March 1944 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Colman Hayden Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com