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REDBURN, Sydney James - Date of
birth
6 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35250157 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 February 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 11 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Mary Redburn (mother)
Edward I. Erhart (stepfather)
Evelyn N. (Norcutt) Redburn (wife)
Marthleen E. Redburn (daughter)
Rodney Redburn (daughter)
More information
Pvt Sydney J. Redburn enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 28 November 1941 and was sent overseas in April 1943. He served in North Africa, Italy, England and France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, WW2-Airborne.us, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-Journal