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RIDGEWAY, Earle Kingston - Date of
birth
3 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42179809 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 March 1945 - Place of
death
Remagen bridgehead, East of the Rhine River, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Howard E. Ridgeway (father)
Lillian M. (Rutter) Ridgeway (mother)
Lillian Ridgeway (sister)
Howard Ridgeway (brother)
Eleanor R. Ridgeway (sister)
More information
Pvt Earle K. Ridgeway enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 August 1944.He attended high school for 3 years and was a machinist apprentice before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block J-4, Row 7, Grave 136.
He is buried next to his brother Howard.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Lillian Ridgeway / Eleanor R. Ridgeway, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1910/1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet