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Personal info

Full name
BRIDGMAN, George Henry
Date of birth
13 February 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Milford, Oakland County, Michigan
Hometown
Milford, Oakland County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36598891
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Besançon, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 32 32

Immediate family

Members
Fred E. Bridgman (father)
Josephine R. (Fesser) Bridgman (mother)
Lawrence J. Bridgman (brother)
Mary E. Bridgman (sister)
Richard F. Bridgman (brother)
Allen G. Bridgman (brother)

More information

Pfc George H. Bridgman was unemployed when he enlisted on 13 February 1943.

He was killed in action by artillery shell fragments. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his action on the day of his death.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy