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Personal info

Full name
RIDGE, James Clyde
Date of birth
19 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Portland County, Oregon
Hometown
Taylor County, Texas

Military service

Service number
37138953
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Communications Sergeant
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Longvilly, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 6 20

Immediate family

Members
Gus B. Ridge (father)
Katherine T. Ridge (mother)
Arzula M. Ridge (sister)
Mary Ridge (sister)
H. Katherine (Kees) Ridge (wife)
Elsie L. Ridge (daughter)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Iowa Marriage Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.90thdivisionassociation.org, www.findagrave.com – Paula J, www.newspapers.com – Abilene Reporter News Texas 4 February 1945

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com – Paula J, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Taylor County, Texas