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KIDD, Michael Joseph - Date of
birth
12 August 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
North Lanarkshire, Scotland -
Hometown
White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42107704 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Laneuveville-lès-Lorquin, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 46 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
James Kidd (father)
Mary A. (Maginnis) Kidd (mother)
James Kidd (brother)
Rose Kidd (sister)
John Kidd (brother)
Francis Kidd (brother)
Thomas Kidd (brother)
Marlies (Kleyser) Kidd (wife)
Hans M. K. Kidd (son)
More information
Pvt Michael J. Kidd was a waiter before he enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 21 March 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archivesw.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kidds Family Tree / Michael Kidd Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy