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Personal info

Full name
CRIDER, William T
Date of birth
27 August 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
New York
Hometown
Teaneck, Bergen County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
20238091
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 March 1945
Place of death
Aschaffenburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 19 49

Immediate family

Members
Harry Crider (father)
Bertha M. Crider (mother)
Florence Crider (sister)

More information

T/Sgt William T. Crider volunteered for the US Army in Fort Dix, New Jersey on 7 December 1940.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S / Riley