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Personal info

Full name
RICHARDSON, Sidney A
Date of birth
4 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Hart County, Kentucky
Hometown
Munfordville, Hart County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35870364
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Near Mainz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 42 18

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Richardson (father)
Ellen (Fetzzaldried) Richardson (mother)
Charlie R. Richardson (brother)
Sam C. Richardson (brother)
Sherman Richardson (brother)
Elsie Richardson (wife)

More information

Pfc Sidney A. Richardson was a mechanic before he enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 23 July 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / Kentucky Birth Index
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