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BRIDGHAM, Malcolm George - Date of
birth
May 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31398138 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 69 |
Immediate family
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Members
Donald G. Bridgham (father)
Iva L. (Corbett) Bridgham (mother)
Lawrence D. Bridgham (brother)
Keith E. Bridgham (brother)
Merle R. Bridgham (brother)
More information
Cpl Malcolm G. Bridgham attended Gorham High School was employed at the local First National Store before he enlisted in Portland, Maine on 15 July 1943. He was sent overseas in August of 1944.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and face.
He is remembered at the Riverside Cemetery in South Paris, Oxford County, Maine.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Hammer Simmons Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com - Alan and Jane / Auntie J / David Bridgham, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery / David Bridgham, www.ancestry.com - Nancy Hammer