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Personal info

Full name
HIDDLESTON, Ford Olion
Date of birth
6 January 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas
Hometown
De Soto, Johnson County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
20726641
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Oermten-Rheinberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
M 4 12

Immediate family

Members
Harry W. Hiddleston (father)
Ruth M. (Jewett) Hiddleston (mother)
Anna N. Hiddleston (sister)
Inez L. Hiddleston (sister)
Mary A. (Splawn) Hiddleston (wife)
Betty R. Hiddleston (daughter)

More information

Pfc Ford O. Hiddleston joined the National Guard in Lawrence, Kansas on 23 December 1940.

He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal posthumously for his action on the day of his death. While driving a light truck, he allowed other men to move their machines and men to safety, while he remained and taking enemy fire.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Trees, www.coulthart.com/134, www.myheritage.nl - Lawrence Daily Journal World

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.myheritage.nl - Wichita Daily Times (Texas), De Soto Historical Society