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RIDGEWAY, Howard - Date of
birth
25 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32796568 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
60th Engineer Combat Battalion,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Crossing of Blies river at Frauenberg, Lorraine, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 9 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard E. Ridgeway (father)
Lillian M. (Rutter) Ridgeway (mother)
Lillian Ridgeway (sister)
Eleanor Ridgeway (sister)
Earle Ridgeway (brother)
More information
Pvt Howard Ridgeway enlisted in New York City, New York on 8 February 1943.He is buried next to his brother Earl Ridgeway.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.coulthart.com/134
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet