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Personal info

Full name
CHRISTISON, Elbridge Busby Jr
Date of birth
5 November 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Henderson County, Kentucky
Hometown
Spottsville, Henderson County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35816498
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Stockem-Schankweiler, west of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 24

Immediate family

Members
Elbridge Christison (father)
Jessie C. (Barrett) Christison (mother)
Joyce F. Christison (sister)
Sue W. Christison (sister)

More information

Pvt Elbridge B. Christison Jr. enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 15 August 1944.

He was a chauffeur before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Kentucky Birth Index, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: Peter Schouteten