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BARDWELL, Addis Emery - Date of
birth
10 August 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37415077 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bergen-Hausbach, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gordon Brown (father)
Dorothy (Hollingsworth) Bardwell (mother)
John E. Bardwell (stepfather)
Allen E. Bardwell (half-brother)
Gene Bardwell (half-brother)
More information
Pvt Addis E. Bardwell attended college for one year and was a musician before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 28 January 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his leg.
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 / Garland Branchaud Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com