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RIGDON, Elwin Monroe - Date of
birth
1 February 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Colfax County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Gladstone, Union County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38580797 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Geichlingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 9 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
James C. Rigdon (father)
Anne M. (Halsey) Rigdon (mother)
Ellen M. Rigdon (sister)
Eldora B. Rigdon (sister)
Cloyda F. Rigdon (sister)
James C. Rigdon (brother)
Bonnie J. Rigdon (sister)
Beatrice A. Rigdon (sister)
Glenn R. Rigdon (brother)
Lyda M. (Baker) Rigdon (wife)
More information
Sgt Elwin M. Rigdon worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Bliss, Texas on 28 April 1944. He trained in Camp Joseph J. Robinson, Arkansas and Fort Meade, Maryland.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the chest and arm.
According to 1st Lt W.H. Rewick, the Personnel Officer the company was attacking through the woods on high grond when the Germans trew a light artillery barrage on the company, just before it reached its objective. It was during this artillery barrage that Sgt Rigdon was killed.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - There is a light that never goes out, Teri McConkey