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Personal info

Full name
WIDDRINGTON, Robert Edward "Bobby"
Date of birth
24 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Hometown
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37444202
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
13 December 1944
Place of death
Near Mertzwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 16 39

Immediate family

Members
John A. Widdrington (father)
Adella (Fjeldstad) Widdrington (mother)
Helen C. Widdrington (sister)
Lorraine D. Widdrington (sister)
Ruth I. (Pippert) Widdrington (wife)
Barbara I. Widdrington (daughter)
Sandra K. Widdrington (daughter)

More information

Pvt Robert E. Widdrington died on 13 December 1944 in France as a result of wounds received in action on 5 December 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Iowa World War II Bonus Case Files / Harris Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.ancestry.com – Bill Harris