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Personal info

Full name
RIDDELL, John Russell Jr
Date of birth
25 December 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Hometown
Westchester County, New York

Military service

Service number
32232385
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 January 1945
Place of death
Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 33

Immediate family

Members
John R. Riddell (father)
Anita L. Riddell (mother)
Ethel M. Riddell (sister)
Mary E. Ridell (sister)
Ethel M. (Renders) Riddell (wife)

More information

S/Sgt John R. Riddell graduated from Christian Brothers High School in 1938 and attended Louisiana State University. He was employed at Standard Oil Company in North Carolina.

He enlisted in Camp Upton, New York on 25 March 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Christian Brothers High School 1946