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Personal info

Full name
HIDLAY, Fred Fisher Jr
Date of birth
20 December 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
Hometown
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
13179151
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1944
Place of death
Near Welz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 4 20

Immediate family

Members
Fred F. Hidlay (father)
Margaret (Rooney) Hidlay (mother)

More information

Pfc Fred F. Hidlay Jr. graduated from Eastside High School and attended Ursinus College.

He enlisted at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland on 18 February 1943. He received basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina and spent nine months at the University of Maryland under the Army Specialized Training Program, studying mechanical engineering. He was transferred to the infantry on 1 April 1944 and was sent to Camp Swift, Texas. From there he was sent overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, The Morning Call 18 December 1944

Photo source: Astrid van Erp, The Morning Call 18 December 1944