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KIDD, Merrill R - Date of
birth
28 June 1908 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Longmont, Boulder County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37362839 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Ettelbruck, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur Kidd (father)
Hetty (Davis) Kidd (mother)
Mildred Kidd (sister)
Hubert Kidd (brother)
Dorothy C. Kidd (wife)
William R. Kidd (son)
Jean A. Kidd (daughter)
More information
Pfc Merrill R. Kidd attended high school for four years and was a salesman employed at the Jewel Tea Co. Inc. before he enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado on 10 April 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Brad York