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Personal info

Full name
CURTIS, Sidney Asher
Date of birth
4 June 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
West Colombia, Brazoria County, Texas
Hometown
Brazoria County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38160121
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Rhine river, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 3 8

Immediate family

Members
Don C. Curtis (father)
Clara A. Curtis (mother)
Willie Curtis (brother)
Joe Curtis (brother)
Oscar Curtis (brother)
Dora Curtis (sister)
Bessie Curtis (sister)

More information

Pvt Sidney A. Curtis enlisted in Houston, Texas on 13 April 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, Glenda Murders, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Glenda Murders