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BRIDGES, Oakey Hartwell - Date of
birth
23 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Franklin County, Virginia -
Hometown
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13020722 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Battery,
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
21 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George L. Bridges (father)
Clydia M. (Perkins) (mother)
Murphy B. Bridges (brother)
Vilma Bridges (sister)
Zelda Bridges (sister)
More information
Pvt Oakey H. Bridges enlisted at Fort Meyer, Virginia on 13 September 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Bee, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Bee